Category: Women of Color and Accomplishment: Doing the Right Thing

1944- Angela Davis is a writer, feminist, political activist, and educator. She rose to prominence in 1969 when her campaign to defend three black soldiers in Soledad Prison and her affiliation with the Communist Party led to her being fired from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1970, Davis was accused of purchasing the… Continue reading Angela Davis

Ella Baker 1903-1986 Ella Baker played a key role in many of the influential civil rights organizations of her day. Her grandmother was an early inspiration to Ella for her future activism. As an enslaved person, she chose a whipping rather than marrying the man her owner chose for her.   After graduating from college Baker… Continue reading Ella Baker