Category Archives: #BlackHistoryMonth™

Shout out to Dr. Guion Bluford Jr.—retired Air Force Colonel and astronaut. After earning your PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of…

Shout out to Wyomia Tyus—track athlete and activist. With a mental acuity and physical prowess, you became the first Olympic track athlete of any race…

Shout out to Loretta Lynch. As an adolescent, you would watch court proceedings with your father at the courthouse in Durham, North Carolina. Your interest…

Shout out to Stokely Carmichael—civil rights activist and prominent leader during the Black Power movement. As a Freedom Rider and Howard University student, majoring in…

Shout out to Bridget Terry Long—Harvard University Dean and distinguished economist. Throughout your career, you’ve exhibited a steady dedication to improving educational opportunities for all,…

Shout out to Whitney Houston (1963-2012). Six months after what was considered a, “naked act of aggression” by Saddam Hussein—as he commanded Iraqi troops to…

Shout out to Rev. Fred Lee Shuttlesworth (1922-2011) A man of the cloth, you disseminated pearls of wisdom with your most impactful being, “always forgive.”…

Shout out to Paul Laurence Dunbar—novelist, essayist, and poet. Known for your exquisite depictions of Black life in the Antebellum South, you intricately provided a…

Shout out to India Arie—songwriter, musician, and musical artist extraordinaire. At the onset of your career, you were forcefully categorized and handed a glass ceiling…

Shout out to Franklin D. Raines—business executive and Rhodes Trust Scholar. The son of two janitors, you rose to unprecedented heights to become the first…