American philanthropists

injustices of lynching, segregation, and disenfranchisement. The decade witnessed a historic shift in black voting patterns. She was deeply grounded in family, religion, and committed to racial advancement. Her biggest aspiration was for all African-Americans to reach “the promised land of liberty.” Bethune acclaimed herself from other race leaders by consolidating the struggle for gender equality within her push for black equality. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was born on July 10, 1875, in…

the most preeminent writers of the twentieth century African American, Zora Neale Hurston is a novelist, folklorist, essayist, short story writer, dramatist and an anthropologist. Hurston was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and a passionate promoter of the African American culture. However, she refused to let race and racism be the only focus of her work, something that she was criticized a lot for by her African American peers. Instead Hurston’s short stories and novels reflected…

On January 7, 2018, television personality Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille honorary Golden Globe for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Oprah became the first African American woman to win in the award’s sixty-six-year history. Past winners include Judy Garland, the first woman to be awarded, and Sidney Poitier, an inspiration to Oprah (Hollywood 1-10). While Oprah’s win made history that night, her acceptance speech will also go down in history. The entire night was filled…

Benjamin Franklin personifies the “rags to riches” lifestyle the Americans love. Benjamin Franklin tells Americans, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself” (Archer 226). Benjamin Franklin informs Americans to build a rugged individual in themselves. To go out and be self-reliant and not wait there for the happiness to come to them. He imposes on others to go and work for what they want. From an early age he learned…

Blacks in America would fight for equality in the Civil rights movements. This was in a effort to bring about black self-determination. This effort was an attempt to counteract against the injustices of the status quo, and out of it the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954) was initiated. Many…

of Reconstruction African American men sought rights and privileges previously denied them such as voting and holding of various political offices. These men embodied African American leadership at the time; however, widespread disenfranchisement erased the political avenues that allowed these men to be leaders among African Americans. The denial of political participation for African American Men causes a restructuring of African American Leadership. African Americans would no longer look to…

of “black negro movement”. Madam CJ walker impacted the Black Negro movement by creating hair products for black woman which made her a self-made millionaire .Oprah winfrey portrayed her dream by becoming a talk show host and she is also a African American self-made millionaire. These women did not let their culture get in the way of their success. Culture can be defined in many different types of 1ways. Some of the ways that culture can be defined in the type of dance you do. For an example in…

Eartha M. White was an African-American businesswoman, humanitarian, philanthropist, and educator from Jacksonville, Florida. She provided educational opportunities and relief to #Black people in the Jacksonville area. White founded many organizations and institutions during her time, including the Ciara White Mission, Boy’s Improvement Club, and Mercy Hospital. White was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 8, 1876, and she was the 13th child of a former slave. White was adopted at a…

Visiting the Worcester Art Museum, I was drawn in by the piece Static Variations: Blue x2. The art museum was having a series on her, and had several of her works up, but this one stood out most of all. Static Variations: Blue x2 (fig. 1) is a highly political piece about the Civil Rights Movement. In order to interpret it one must understand the life of the artist, Terri Priest, and the Civil Rights Movement itself. Terri Priest was born in 1928, in Worcester Massachusetts. She spent her…

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most significant people in the world. She is recognized as the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest African American Philanthropist, and the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born to an unmarried teen mother named Vernita Lee in Kosciusko, Mississippi. After Winfrey's birth, her and mother moved to a poverty stricken rural area to live with her maternal grandmother, in which they lived for Winfrey's first six years of life. Her…