A profile of the Whitelaw Hotel which was established in 1919 and developed, designed, and financed by Black professionals.
Category: <span>Black History Profile</span>
A profile of Marian Wright Edelman, the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi State Bar and Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF).
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A profile of Lois Mailou Jones a visual artist whose 70-year career overlapped the 47 years she spent teaching upcoming notable Black artists at Howard University.
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A profile of Ahmed Sékou Touré a politician in Guinea who helped to lead the country to independence and became the first president.
A profile of Alain LeRoy Locke, a gifted scholar, philosopher, and the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance”.