Mary McLeod Bethune was an extraordinary educator, civil rights leader, and government official who founded the National Council of Negro Women and Bethune-Cookman College. Mrs. Bethune's background as a teacher inspired her to open the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Prominent Black Educators
Mary McLeod Bethune
Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born in South Carolina to parents who had been slaves and having to work … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
Saturday Open Thread – Little Known Black History Facts
Happy Saturday P.O.U. Family and lurkers! This week'd open thread has been dedicated to little known Black History facts. After a long career as an actress and singer, Pearl Bailey earned a bachelor's in theology from Georgetown University in 1985. After African-American performer Josephine Baker expatriated to France, she famously smuggled military … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread – Little Known Black History Facts