American-born French dancer Joséphine Baker will be inducted into the Panthéon, an honour reserved for France’s national heroes, on November 30. The move recognises her courage in actively resisting Nazi Germany during World War II. Franco-American dancer and singer Joséphine Baker, a prominent figure in the French Resistance during World War II, will be inducted into […]readmore
Josephine Baker is remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the 1920s. Yet through much of her later life, Baker became a vocal opponent of segregation and discrimination, often initiating one-woman protests against racial injustice. In 1963, at the age of 57, Baker flew […]readmore
By Arlisha Norwood,NWHM Fellow | 2017When Daisy Bates was three years old her mother was killed by three white men. Although Bates, was just a child, her biological mother’s death made an emotional and mental imprint on her. The unfortunate death forced Bates to confront racism at an early age and pushed her to dedicate […]readmore
This is an excerpt from an article originally published in Dr. Ron Daniels’ Vantage Point.August 17 will mark the 128th birthday of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the visionary Jamaican-born leader who built the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) into the largest mass movement for liberation in the history of Africans […]readmore
OTP joins the community in celebrating the birthday of Marcus Garvey and his spirit that moves through us all. by Julius W. Garvey, M.D., O.J.P.S., nycaribnews.com Dear President Biden,Just over 100 years ago Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the organization that he founded, the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, assembled 2,500 delegates from […]readmore
Until There is Justice: The Life of Anna Arnold Hedgeman by Jennifer Scanlon is the first biography (published 2016) of the African-American civil rights leader who helped organize the 1963 march on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. A demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman […]readmore
By Emma Rothberg Through her work with various local and national organizations, Anna Arnold Hedgeman always fought for equal opportunity and respect, particularly for African American women. Throughout her long life, Hedgeman advocated for civil rights, education, social justice, poverty relief, and women. Anna Arnold Hedgeman was born on July 5, 1899 to Mary Ellen Parker […]readmore
by Dr. Brian Purnell Arturo Schomburg had a mission. The Afro-Puerto Rican scholar wrote history and preserved rare books, sources, and documents on the history of Black people throughout the world. “The American Negro,” Schomburg wrote in 1925, “must remake his past in order to remake his future.” Schomburg (1874-1938), devoted his life to portraying […]readmore
