CL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: ANNE WIGGINS BROWN
Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
ANNE WIGGINS BROWN (1912-2009) was a radio and concert singer, also best known as “Bess” in the original production of George Gershwin’s folk opera Porgy and Bess in 1935.
CL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: ANNA J. COOPER
Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
ANNA J. COOPER (1858-1964) was an author, educator and one of the most important black scholars in history.
CL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: RON BROWN
Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
RON BROWN (1941-1996) was a businessman and politician who was the first black person to serve as chairman of a national political party and the first black Secretary of Commerce.
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CL HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: ANNE BRADEN
Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
ANNE BRADEN (1924-2006) was a journalist, organizer, educator and one of the earliest and most dedicated white allies of the Civil Rights Movement.
HISTORY BIT: PULLMAN PORTERS
Sunday, February 22, 2009 |
In an era when America traveled by train, one of the best jobs a black man could land was working as a Pullman porter. It also was one of the worst. The hours were grueling — 16 hours a day, seven days a week. The first Pullman porters, hired after the Civil War, were former slaves. Their ranks swelled until they reached 20,000 in the early part of the 20th century, making them the largest group of African-American men employed in the country.
HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: REGINALD F. LEWIS
Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
REGINALD F. LEWIS (1942-1993) was a businessman and corporate attorney. He was the first black person to build a billion dollar company and also a prominent philanthropist.
Lewis was born December 7, 1942, in East Baltimore. His family encouraged him to “be the best that you can be” and stressed the value of education at an early age.
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HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: NINA MAE MCKINNEY
Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
NINA MAE MCKINNEY (1917-1967) was one of the first African-American film stars and one of the first African-Americans to appear on British television. She appeared in over 30 films, more than Lena Horne or Dorothy Dandridge; however, she remains relatively unknown.
