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Zora Neale Hurston

By Tara Ryan-WalkerFebruary 19, 2025Uncategorized

Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was a distinguished African American author, anthropologist, and folklorist. Born in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida, where her father became one of the town’s first mayors. She attended Howard University, where she co-founded the student newspaper The […]

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

By Tara Ryan-WalkerDecember 3, 2024Black is Beautiful

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was born into slavery during the Civil War, once reconstruction began her parents instilled the importance of education. She enrolled at Rust College but was expelled after a dispute with the university president. Her parents were killed from a yellow fever epidemic […]