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Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoEducator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad. Robert Abbott Sengstacke via...
Lessons for today from the overlooked stories of Black teachers during the segregated civil rights...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoA Black schoolroom in Mississippi in 1939. Corbis via Getty Images My grandmother’s name was Mrs....
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoWomen listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images...
NAFAD’s Pioneering Role in Boosting Black Designers
WWD via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 year agoFashion was changing by the mid-20th century. Christian Dior revived the French haute couture with his “New Look”; Dorothea Towles Church, the first...
Biden’s menthol ban pits civil rights groups against each other
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoOpposition from prominent Black and civil rights groups is threatening to permanently derail Biden...
NAACP calls on Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, who they say was Trump victim
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe NAACP on Tuesday led a group of civil rights organizations in calling for President Biden to...
Black students weigh mentioning race in college admissions essays after SCOTUS affirmative action...
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoLynijah Russell debated the opening lines of her video application to Brown University for weeks...
Lena Horne Becomes First Black Woman To Have Broadway Theater Named After Her
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years ago“It’s all about legacy, making sure people know that she created a path for others to follow, that...
Civil rights leaders, public health groups push Biden administration for action on menthol ban
CNN via Yahoo Style Singapore· 6 months agoA long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars that was expected to come this year is now not expected until at least March. But civil rights groups and public health organizations ...
NAACP partners with Lyft for Election Day rides
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe NAACP has partnered with ride-hailing company Lyft to help drive voters to the polls on Election Day. The 2024 Lyft Up Voting Access Program will...