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Tweetreposted from http://IforColor.org Dorothy Layne McIntyre enrolled in West Virginia State College where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She was accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program offered by the college where she received a pilot’s license from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1940, becoming one of the first black [... More]  TweetContributed by Tammy Denease This is one of the Women that I have added to my “Obscure Women” series. Mrs. Cary was a true champion for human rights, regardless of race or gender. A perfect example of someone who was of the elite class using their wealth, and status for the good of the [... More] 
TweetWangari Muta Maathai (1940–2011): Nobel Peace Laureate; environmentalist; scientist; parliamentarian; founder of the Green Belt Movement; advocate for social justice, human rights, and democracy; elder; and peacemaker. She lived and worked in Nairobi, Kenya. “Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and [... More] Tweet Tammy Denease Richardson is a living, breathing storyteller. Not the kind that sits down and reads stories to children, but the kind that becomes the living embodiment of the person she is portraying. She dresses the part and uses tools and language from the time period of the women she portrays. Here’s her story: [... More] |
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