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Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)

Gil Scott-Heron was a New York City–based writer, spoken word performer, poet, and musician whose 1970s songs are known for laying the groundwork for...

Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961)

Frederick McKinley Jones was orphaned at a young age and raised by his Catholic priest until he dropped out of school at age 11....

Ethel Waters (1896-1977)

Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer and then became a Broadway star. Later in life, she made...

Ella Baker (1903-1986)

Baker was an essential activist during the civil rights movement. She was a field secretary and branch director for the NAACP and cofounded an...

Dorothy Height (1912-2010)

Hailed the “godmother of the women’s movement,” Height used her background in education and social work to advance women’s rights. She was a leader...

Audre Lorde (1934-1992)

Audre Lorde was a lauded writer and poet known for her radical honesty and fight against racism and sexism. Self-described as a "Black, lesbian,...

Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley (née Baker; September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an American jurist and politician who served as a Judge of the United States...

The history of Belmont, an upscale Black suburb in Maryland that was halted by White developers

by Francis Alkahbey, Face2FaceAfrica.com The front page of The Washington Times in 1906 showing the Belmont land and nearby houses. Credit: The Washington Times In 1906, four...

Ed Dwight: America’s first Black astronaut candidate will finally get his flight to space at 90

 by Dollita Okine, Face2FaceAfrica.com 90-year-old Ed Dwight will at long last be able to fly into space. Jeff Bezos’s space venture company recently revealed that...

Vivian Malone, first Black graduate of the University of Alabama

by Herb Boyd Many Americans remember Vivian Malone in tandem with James Hood as they were denied entry to the University of Alabama in 1963....

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