Today, Thursday, July 16, 2015, Google is honoring the 153rd birthday of civil rights activist, suffragist and journalist, Ida B. Wells, with a Doodle of her typing away on typewriter with a piece of luggage by her side. In a tribute to Wells, Google wrote, “She was a fierce opponent of segregation and wrote prolificallyContinue reading “Ida B. Wells’s 153rd Birthday and Her Connection with Dr. Tyree Wieder”
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Ruby Dee Dead at 91: Legendary Stage and Screen Actress — and Civil Rights Leader
New York Daily News reports: Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given little space in movies and on stage, died Wednesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was 91. The death was confirmed Thursday by a family member, who declined to answer anyContinue reading “Ruby Dee Dead at 91: Legendary Stage and Screen Actress — and Civil Rights Leader”
