A profile of Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, co-founder of the Women’s Era Club and the Boston chapter of the NAACP.
Tag: <span>activist</span>
If you’re interested in learning about a multi-talented singer, actor, and activist whose career was destroyed by a communist witch hunt then my Paul Robeson Black History Short is for you.
“What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” is a 2019 HBO Antoine Fuqua directed documentary about the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali. In the past, I would have simply said that Ali was one of the greatest boxers but after watching the documentary, I’ve decided to crown him the G.O.A.T. (Don’t argue, just respect the authority that I have given myself.)
If you’re interested in learning about the backstory and aftermath of the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics then my Tommie Smith & John Carlos Black History Short is for you.
If you’re interested in learning about the first Black female playwright to have a play performed on Broadway then my Lorraine Hansberry Black History Short is for you.