The National Association of Colored Women: Empowering Black Women Worldwide
In July 1896, the National Association of Colored Women’s Club Inc. (NACWC) was established. The creation of the club was actually a merger
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The Niagara Movement: Fighting To Insure Equal Rights For The Black Community
In 1905, The Niagra movement was founded by W.E.B Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. The movement started with 29
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Lucy Craft Laney: Empowering The Community; One Student At A Time
Born in Georgia on April 13, 1854. Lucy Craft Laney was the daughter of free parents. Her father, David Laney
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Dutty Boukman: The Story of a Revolutionary Warrior & Leader
Dutty Boukman was a self-educated slave who was born on the island of Jamaica. After attempting to teach other slaves
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Shirley Chisholm: Meet The Black Woman Who Ran for President
Born in 1924 in Brooklyn, NY. Chisholm was the eldest of four daughters of parents who were immigrants from Barbados. She
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