Black History Month ended on Wednesday, and Women’s History Month started yesterday. In honor of these occasions, I spoke with Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, an expert on Madam C.J. Walker and philanthropy in communities of color. Madam Walker, who lived during the height of Jim Crow, was widely known as the first American woman who… Read more »
The Black History Month 2018 theme, “African Americans in Times of War,” marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and honors the roles that black Americans have played in warfare, from the American Revolution to the present day. We feature alumna and service member Coretta McAllister. By Adriene Davis Kalugyer What… Read more »