By Stacy M. Brown June 12, 2015 Civil rights pioneer Esther McCready receives an honorary degree from the University of Maryland. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland) Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer. Small in stature and soft in voice, Esther McCready proved to […]
Recent Documentary – Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams is Relevant to the Racial Tensions of Today
By Lindsey Gapen & Elizabeth Stephens March 27, 2015 Vel Phillips Airing for the first time last February, Director and Producer Robert Trondson’s Wisconsin Public Television documentary “Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams” tells the incredible life story of one of the most iconic civil rights leaders in Wisconsin’s history. Velvalia “Vel” […]
A Celebration of Women’s History Month
By Brianna Rae March 27, 2015 Beginning as International Women’s Day in 1911 and eventually becoming Women’s History Week by 1982, the designation of March as Women’s History Month became nationally recognized in 1987. Since then, it has continued its legacy of bringing the focus on women’s immense contributions to culture and society […]
A Brief Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
By Eelisa Jones March 13, 2015 Lorraine Vivian Hansberry III was an activist, author and playwright born in Chicago on May 19, 1930. She was the first African-American writer to have works appear on Broadway. Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun remains her best-known play, which centered on the experiences of black individuals […]