Lois Mailou Jones, Artist and Educator
A trailblazer in her own right, Lois Mailou Jones was not your typical woman, especially for her era. She was a trendsetter and a renowned artist whose work has stood the test of time. However, what has gone unrecognized is her extraordinary work as an educator and a...
Mary Ann Shad Cary, Teacher, Lawyer, Publisher
Mary Ann Shadd Cary, born in Delaware in October 1823, grew up with parents who were key figures in the abolitionist movement, which seemed to have been the catalyst for her life and work as an educator, abolitionist, publisher and lawyer… The educated Black...
Charlotte Forten Grimke
Charlotte Forten Grimke embodied the characteristics of a conscious social justice advocate. Raised in an abolitionist tradition, Charlotte Forten traveled to Salem, Massachusetts to attain a college education. She faced tremendous obstacles but used her writing...
Virginia Randolph
Virginia had a simple approach to education that centered on the involvement of parents and the community. Her work and assisted local, rural schools and their communities in early twentieth-century Virginia. Those schools and communities overcame many of the...