meet vivian malone jones, the first black woman to attend the university of alabama. we think we have it hard in school? in 1963,
about brenda michelle .
Friday, February 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
HERstory: ballerina janet collins
meet janet collins, the first black woman to perform at the metropolitan opera [ "the met" ] in new york. janet collins was born on march 7, 1917 in new orleans. she auditioned for ballet russe de monte carlo -- a very prestigious dance company in her time-- at age 15. she was talented enough to be apart of the company, but the company wanted ms. collins to
HERstory: the honorable jane bolin
meet the honorable jane bolin, the first black woman to become a judge in the United States. her honor was born april 11, 1908 in new york. judge bolin came from a comfortable family-- her father was also a lawyer-- but she could not ignore
celebrate black history month with brenda michelle . !
it's a celebration girls ! while some people may be salty that we got the shortest month of the year to salute our culture, i'm hype that we get to brag about how wonderful we are for 29 straight days (it's a leap year) ! even though we're wonderful 365 days of the year, we have the entire country's attention this month, and sometimes people need a little reminder of our greatness.
to recognize and honor those who paved the way for us, [brenda michelle . ] will feature a fabulous black woman each day of the month with a HERstory series of posts; you'll meet women that you probably have never even heard of. it's their time to shine, so stay tuned!
have a [peaceful, inspirational, proud, powerful] happy black history month, ladies !
to recognize and honor those who paved the way for us, [brenda michelle . ] will feature a fabulous black woman each day of the month with a HERstory series of posts; you'll meet women that you probably have never even heard of. it's their time to shine, so stay tuned!
have a [peaceful, inspirational, proud, powerful] happy black history month, ladies !
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