Born Gertrude Pickett, Ma Rainey would go on to become known as the “Mother of the Blues,” and she earned that title in every ...

Both of Mary McLeod Bethune’s (1875–1955) parents were formerly enslaved. Despite this, Bethune became one of the most important and inspiring leaders in education, women’s rights and civil rights. As ...

We’ve come a ways and we’ve made some progress, but we have a substantial amount of progress for the American dream to be fulfilled … ” Martin Luther King III said.