In 1950 became the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall.
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Category: activism
Happy 77th Birthday Miss Major
Transgender woman activist and feminist.
Happy 81st Birthday Bobby Seale
Co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) with Huey Newton while they were both enrolled at Merritt Community College in Oakland, California.
Happy Birthday Dick Gregory (R.I.P.)
Credited Hugh Hefner with giving him his break.
Happy 86th Birthday Bishop Desmond Tutu
“Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back.”
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy Birthday Rev. Al Sharpton
On behalf of Arise 2.0 Happy Birthday Rev. I’m honored to call you one of my most esteemed mentors, Sir!
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy 81st Birthday Winnie Mandela
A.K.A. First Lady of South Africa and Mother of the Nation.
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy 65th Birthday bell hooks
Founded bell hooks Institute at Berea College in 2014.
Black History ‘Erryday’: Happy 49th Birthday Van Jones
by Kiki Anthony Kapel Jones 9/20/1968 Jackson, Tennessee. TV host, political contributor, author, and activist. He has a twin sister. … More
