IDA B. WELLS

IDA B. WELLS

THE POLITICAL AWAKENING OF IDA B. WELLS by Paul Lee On the morning of February 13, 1893, a tiny, coffee-colored former school teacher appeared before the Boston Monday Lecture series at Tremont Temple. “It was…my first opportunity to address a white...
The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965

The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965

The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965 by Congressman John Lewis In March of 1965, before a Joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Johnson pledged support for federal voting rights legislation with prophetic words: “At times history and fate meet...
THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS

THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS

An Effort at corporate social justice by Luix Virgil Overbea and Mary Golias BOSTON – Former President Jimmy Carter was the speaker. Paul Fireman, chairman and CEO of Reebok International Ltd., presented the honors. They delivered inspirational messages to a...
President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama

Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father,Barack Obama Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately...