Celebrating Black History Month – Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm

Celebrating Black History Month – Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Her motto and...
Celebrating Black History Month – Bryan Stevenson

Celebrating Black History Month – Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death...
Celebrating Black History Month – Madam C.J. Walker

Celebrating Black History Month – Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) was “the first Black woman millionaire in America” and made her fortune thanks to her homemade line of hair care products for Black women. Born Sarah Breedlove to parents who had been enslaved, she was inspired to create her hair...