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Pauli Murray, the Brown Decision, and the Struggle for Equal Rights

Pauli Murray, the Brown Decision, and the Struggle for Equal Rights

In today’s post, Ashley Everson, assistant professor of African American and Africana Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park and a ...
Ruby J. Gainer, Black Educators, and the Long-Brown Era

Ruby J. Gainer, Black Educators, and the Long-Brown Era

In today’s post, Ashley Everson, assistant professor of African American and Africana Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park and a ...
Black Women and the Brown Decision

Black Women and the Brown Decision

Black American women such as Pauli Murray, Constance Baker Motley, Mamie Phipps Clark, and Ruby Gainer were the architects of ...
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

The passing of the Reverend Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) leaves the world without one of its major remaining ties to the ...