1983– Patrisse Cullors is an activist and organizer who co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013. In addition to her work with BLM, she is also known for her advocacy around criminal justice reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and mental health awareness. Patrisse Cullors website Patrisse Cullors Instagram
Category: Women of Color and Accomplishment: Doing the Right Thing
Third book in the Women of Color and Accomplishment series
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion 1995– A three-time Grammy Award winner, Megan Thee Stallion was also one of the eight Women of Accomplishment in Glamor 2022. After viewing her Hottie Commandments video that she made to celebrate another award she received from Glamour in 2021, I became a fan as she used her influence to rap to… Continue reading Megan Thee Stallion
Louise Little
Louise Little 1897?-1989 Louise Little was the mother of Malcom X. In 1917, Louise became an active member (secretary and branch recorder) of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). She met her husband, Earl Little at UNIA and married in 1919. Malcom X (born 1925) was the fourth of her seven children. Because of the Little’s… Continue reading Louise Little
Sherry Johnson
Sherry Johnson, Child Bride, 2022, Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 30″ 1960 – At age 11, Sherry Johnson was forced to marry her rapist after she gave birth, at age 10, to his child. The marriage allowed her rapist, a church deacon, to escape legal punishment for his crime. It also robbed Johnson of her… Continue reading Sherry Johnson
Lucy McBath
1960- Lucy McBath is a gun control activist and politician who has worked tirelessly to pass gun control legislation in the United States. She became a gun control advocate after her 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed by a white man who objected to the volume of music playing in Davis’s car. Since… Continue reading Lucy McBath
Darnella Fraizer
Darnella Frazier was 17 when she recorded George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis in 2020. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Special Citations in 2021. The video played a major role in igniting a global protest movement against police violence, and was used as evidence in the trial of Floyd’s killer.
Shirley Chisholm
1924-2005 Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). As a member in Congress, Chisholm introduced more than 50 pieces of legislation and championed racial and… Continue reading Shirley Chisholm
Angela Davis
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
Ella Baker 1903-1986 In the late 1950s Ella Baker helped create Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with Martin Luther King, Jr. to fight racism. She served as executive director. As college students became involved in the civil rights movement, Baker supported the idea of a student-run organization. She was an inspiring force behind the creation… Continue reading Ella Baker