Betye Saar

Betye Saar, 99 (1926-2026) artist, best known for “The Liveration of Aunt Jemima” which Angela Davis credited with spurring the Black women’s movement. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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What’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult? I realized that I was officially an adult when I became a mother and a tiny human being was dependent on me.

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Which is the best restaurant in your city? I am in Edinburgh, Scotland and the best restaurant is “Taste of Italy”

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If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say? If I have a Time Machine and could send a message to my past self I would say: love.

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Orangeburg Massacre

Orangeburg Massacre took place on February 8, 1968 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Highway patrolmen and a police officer opened fire on Black students killing three and wounding 28. It was the first recorded time that police killed student protestors at an American university. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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Which author would you love to have dinner with? I would love to have dinner with Maya Angelou.

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Iron Riders

Iron Riders in 1897 20 Black soldiers from the Buffalo Soldiers rode on bicycles (to replace horses) from Fort Missoula Montana to St. Louis, Missouri a distance of 1900 miles. It took 41 days for the mission. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti (1938-1997) of Nigeria posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, become the first African artist to receive it. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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