KC Washington
KC Washington is an English Language Lecturer at Gyeongsang National University in South Korea, a novelist, travel blogger, and freelance independent historian. She has a Master of Arts in Bilingual Education/ ESL and Reading from the University of Texas Permian Basin and writes articles on travel, feminism, African American culture, and education.
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Olivia J. Hooker (1915-2018)
Dr. Olivia Juliette Hooker is one of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots. Born in 1915...
The Thibodaux Massacre (November 23, 1887)
The Thibodaux Massacre took place in Thibodaux, Louisiana on November 23, 1887. Black sugar cane workers, determined to unionize for...
Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992)
Marsha P. Johnson was an African American drag performer and social activist. The fifth of seven children, she was born...
Hakeem Jeffries (1970- )
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is a congressman who has represented New York’s 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens since 2013....
Antonio Delgado (1977- )
Antonio Ramon Delgado is an attorney, business owner, former entertainer and the first person of African American and Hispanic descent...
Joyce Beatty (1950- )
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who represents Ohio’s 3rd congressional district, is a former consultant and business owner. She was the first...
Lisa Blunt Rochester (1962- )
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester has served in the cabinet of two Delaware governors, including five years as Deputy Secretary of...
Jahana Hayes (1973- )
Jahana Hayes rose to national attention in 2016 when President Barack Obama named her National Teacher of the Year. A...
Donald McEachin (1961-2022)
Donald McEachin was the co-founder of the law firm McEachin & Gee and a U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 4th congressional...
Al Lawson (1948- )
A former professional basketball player, Congressman Al Lawson served in the Florida State Legislature for 28 years before being elected...
Derek Walcott (1930-2017)
A professor, poet, and playwright of English, Dutch, and African descent, Derek Walcott was a 1981 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant...
Charles Blow (1970- )
Charles Blow is an American journalist, commentator, and op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Born to Spinner and Billie...
