Mary Lou Williams, 1910-1981, (the First Lady of Jazz keyboard and one of the most successful jazz women musicians, appeared on Sesame Street in 1975, performed for President Carter, and one of three women in the iconic photo “A Great Day in Harlem” in 1958.

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Barbara Lee born in 1946 is the first Black woman to represent Northern California in the state Legislature.

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Melba Liston, 1926-1999. First woman trombonist to play in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s.

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Cathy Hughes born 1947. Founder of Urban One, Inc. the largest Black owned and operated media company in the United States of America.

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Hakim’s Bookstore founded by Dawud Abdel Hakim in 1959, first Black bookstore in Philadelphia is officially honored with a historical marker.

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Muhindi ears of corn representing the children of the family in Kwanzaa.

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Ujamaa (cooperative economics) is the 4th day/principle of Kwanzaa celebrated December 29th. To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and profit from them together. Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee!

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Cameron Jamal Mikquise Thompson, 18, a transgender woman was shot and killed in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in December 17, 2024. Alabama is one of nine states that don’t recognize sexual orientation, gender or gender identity in the legal classification of a hate crime, according to the Department of Justice. Thirty-two states include sexual orientation in […]

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Tidye Pickett 1914 – 1986 first Black woman to be chosen in the Olympic Games in 1932. She was replaced by a white woman and did not compete.

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Carolyn Wysinger in 2024 became the first Out Black Lesbian Mayor in the history of the State of California. Mayor Carolyn Wysinger, City of El Cerrito, California.

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