Lyndon B. Johnson’s ‘we shall overcome’ speech in 1965On March 7, 1965, a day that became known as "Bloody Sunday," civil rights leader John Lewis and over 500 marchers were attacked while planning a march from Selma to Montgomery to register African Americans to vote. Eight days ...
Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison (May 10, 1943-November 9, 2024), a longtime member and leader of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was the first African American woman to direct a major modern dance company when Ailey hand-picked her to be his successor in 1989. She oversaw ...
Ball and Whiley were among those paying tribute following her death at the age of 83, with Ball describing Nightingale as "the original trailblazer for us women in radio". Obituary:How Annie Nightingale changed the industry German and World Cup football legendFranz Beckenbauerw...
the strong presence of books by African women, the explosion of African speculative fiction, and boundary pushing African publishers to name a few. The conversation will cover a wide range of genres, authors, and literary productions that have continued to move Afr...
Alexis Herman, who made history as the first Black secretary of labor in the United States, has passed away at age 77. She broke barriers at every stage—from fighting for school desegregation in her hometown, leading the Women’s Bureau under President Carter at just 29, to becoming a tr...
a u.s. lawmaker who was a prominent voice on african american and women's rights, died at 74. edna o'brien, who wrote of her native ireland in such febrile prose that it sparked national outrage, died at 93. william calley, who during the vietnam war led his u.s. army platoon ...
in 1929, she was introduced to politics at an early age through her mother's membership of the women's section of the Labour Party. She became the Labour MP for West Bromwich in 1973 and for West Bromwich West - when the seat was split the following year - until her ...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, two place-kickers made history for being the first two women to score points during a college football game. Liz Heaston, for Williamette successfully kicked two extra-points for her team in 1997. Williamette was then an NAIA school but is now apart of...
There are just as many poets, like Ingrid Jonker, Elisabeth Eybers, and the others listed here, who have forever etched their words and phrases in world literature.Here are six notable South African women poets to add to your reading list, with links to samples of their poetry if English ...
A national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years. Jan. 20. Mauricio Funes, 65. A president of El Salvador who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences. Jan. 21. Valérie André, 102. A ...