by LaKisha | Feb 15, 2020 | Black History
Misty Copeland was born on September 10, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the fourth of six children. Misty’s mother, Sylvia Delacerna, had quite a few tumultuous relationships that made home life hard for Misty and her siblings. But Misty was able to...
by LaKisha | Feb 14, 2020 | Black History
Richard Perry Loving, who was of Irish and English descent, met Mildred Jeter, who was of African American, European and Native American descent in Central Point, Virginia. He was 17 and she was 11. The rural Caroline Country was known for its racial mixing, with...
by LaKisha | Feb 13, 2020 | Black History
Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, on a cotton plantation near Delta, Louisiana. Her parents, Owen and Minerva, were recently freed slaves, and Sarah, who was their fifth child, was the first in her family to be free-born. Her parents died when she was young,...
by LaKisha | Feb 12, 2020 | Black History
Tarana Burke is a civil rights activist who was the original founder of the “Me Too” movement, which she started in 2006. She launched the movement over a decade ago to aid underprivileged women of color affected by sexual abuse. She was inspired after...
by LaKisha | Feb 11, 2020 | Black History
Black History Month is celebrated in February. It honors the accomplishments of black Americans but also highlights the struggles that we endured to carve out a piece of America for us. I am extremely proud to be a black American and look forward to celebrating black...
by LaKisha | Feb 10, 2020 | Black History
Brian Banks was a standout high school star at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA. He had verbally committed to USC and was all set to play football in college with his sights set on the NFL. But all of that was shattered, at least for the time being, when...
