Milwaukee Independent12d
Mary McLeod Bethune: How the “First Lady of Negro America” sought to unify the African diaspora
In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American ...
Chicago Tribune28d
‘She was our very own’: Gary memorial service remembers Earline Rogers
Government officials, community members, friends and family gathered ... spending the majority of her career at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School. She also served 26 years in the state Senate ...
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U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts Arkansas' history and progress
Arkansas unveiled a new statue of Johnny Cash in the U.S. Capitol. Cash, the first musician to be honored in the building, ...
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U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts Arkansas' history and progress
She was one of 100 Cash family members at the event ... Florida replaced a previous statue of a Confederate general with Mary McLeod Bethune, becoming the first Black person to have a state ...