BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Hattie Canty
Hattie Canty (June 10, 1933 – July 12, 2012) was an African American labor activist in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has been called “one of the greatest strike leaders in U.S. history.”
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin (March 1, 1912 – August 24, 1987) American political activist, accomplished tenor vocalist Born in West Chester, PA “We are all one. And if we don’t know it,
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Asa Philip Randolph
Asa Philip Randolph: Champion of Labor Rights and Civil Rights Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune and Her Impact on the Labor Movement Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator, civil rights activist, humanitarian, and the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
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Black History Month: Dr. Patricia Era Bath
By: Sandra Wagner Dr. Patricia Era Bath was an ophthalmologist who invented the Laserphaco Probe, short for “laser photoablative cataract surgery” which uses a laser to dissolve cataracts. With her
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Black History Month: Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
By: Jennifer Jones Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, was born in Hurdle Hills, NC and received her elementary and secondary education in the schools of Roxboro and Hillsborough, NC. For higher education,
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Black History Month: Emmett Chappelle
By: Nathan Wagner Emmett Chappelle is an African American scientist and inventor. Emmett Chappelle was born on October 24, 1925, in Phoenix, Arizona. His family farmed cotton and cows on a small
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Black History Month: Dr. Charles Richard Drew
By: Robert Cross Dr. Drew was an American medical doctor, surgeon, researcher, and teacher who started the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long-term preservation of
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