Before Kamala: Black Women in Presidential Administrations

From the liberating poetry of Phyllis Wheatley to the heroism of Shirley Chisholm. From the fortitude of Ida B. Wells to the tenacity of Fannie Lou Hamer, Stacey Abrams, and other Black women who have fought on the frontlines against the disenfranchisement of Black people. The Black woman is the cornerstone of African American politics. As Senator Kamala … Continue reading Before Kamala: Black Women in Presidential Administrations

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Bruce Boynton: The Original Freedom Rider

On December 20, 1958, Bruce Carver Boynton, a black law student at Howard University was on his way home to Selma, Alabama via Trailways bus line for the Christmas Holidays.  On his way home, Boynton bus stopped in Richmond, Virginia for a forty-minute layover.   Trailways Bus Terminal in Richmond, VA, 1960 (Courtesy of The Library … Continue reading Bruce Boynton: The Original Freedom Rider