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Rose Morgan : Operator of the Largest African American Parlor in the World
Rose Meta Morgan was born in Edwar, Mississippi in 1912. But she spent her childhood in Chicago, It is known that by 1942, she owned the...
Nov 25, 20223 min read


Jhansi Ki Rani: The Fearless Queen of India
Rani Lakshmibai, famously known as Jhansi ki Rani, was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and has become a symbol...
Nov 7, 20213 min read


Sylvia Mendez: A Fighter for Civil Rights
Throughout history, America has been known to isolate people of color as much as it can. Sylvia Mendez has witnessed the fight for equal...
Oct 30, 20213 min read


Lorraine Hansberry: A Pioneering Playwright
Lorraine Hansberry was an African American playwright, who continues to inspire future works of literature, and theater for years to...
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Chloé Zhao: Setting the Stage for Asian Women Directors
For the first time in the 93-year-old history of the Academy Awards, an Asian American woman was not only nominated but won the Best...
Jul 18, 20213 min read


Sandra Eleta: Artist & Photographer
Nearly half a century has occurred since Sandra Eleta, an art history graduate, walked the streets of Portobelo on Panama’s Caribbean...
Jul 18, 20213 min read


Malala Yousafzai: A Woman Who Made Her Voice Heard
In general, teenagers hate school. They despise going to school and they dislike doing work; Malala Yousafzai is an exception. An...
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Sojourner Truth: The Champion of Human Rights
After studying history for many years, it came to my attention how white-washed the abolitionist narrative has become within the public...
May 31, 20214 min read


Grace Lee Boggs: An Activist and American Revolutionary
In a time where Asian hate is at its highest, especially elderly Asian Americans being targeted, it is important to recognize some of the...
May 31, 20213 min read


Ruby Hirose: An Esteemed Biochemist & Bacteriologist
In 2020, scientists and lab researchers were in a hurry to find an effective vaccine for the Coronavirus disease. This work would not...
May 10, 20213 min read


Ella Baker: A Civil Rights Legend
The Civil Rights Movement was a time where black men and women fought for racial justice. People dedicated their lives to making history...
Apr 17, 20213 min read


Amani Al-Khatahbeh : Minorities Taking Action
Born on May 6th, 1992, Amani Al-Khatahbeh grew up in New Jersey to Jordanian parents. At just 13 years old, Amani and her family decided...
Jan 18, 20213 min read


Miki Gorman: A Marathon Pioneer
According to the New York Road Runners, she was “a tiny runner who won some huge races.” By she, I mean Michiko (better known as Miki),...
Dec 12, 20203 min read


Rose Marie McCoy: A Musical Legend
It’s both easy and convenient to look back at America in the 1950’s and remember a time filled with milkshakes, American bandstand, and...
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Dolores Huerta: The civil rights icon.
Dolores Huerta, an overlooked female civil rights icon, was born on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico. To this day, she continues to...
Oct 30, 20204 min read


Mary Jackson: A woman who dreamed out of this world.
A pioneer in aeronautical engineering and mathematics, Mary Jackson was part of a select group known as the “human computers,” who worked...
Oct 16, 20203 min read


Kalpana Chawla: The woman who set her eyes on space.
Kalpana Chawla was a renowned astronaut and the first female Indian to go to space. Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was...
Oct 5, 20203 min read


No More Stolen Sisters
Stolen. Last Tuesday I was woken up by my mom in the early hours of the morning. I was exhausted and tried to ignore her since it was...
Sep 19, 20204 min read


Patsy Mink: An Unstoppable Leader
Patsy Matsu Mink (better known as Patsy Mink) was born in Paia, Hawaii Territory on December 6, 1927. She was of Japanese American...
Aug 30, 20203 min read


A Revolution For Change
The Black Lives Matter movement has gone from a simple social media post to a catalyst for a worldwide revolution of reform. Three...
Aug 28, 20203 min read
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