A Bold Black Woman In Flight I first became acquainted with the name Bessie Coleman while living in Chicago during the nineties. As the story goes, a thoroughfare known as the Bessie Coleway Highway, which runs from Chicago to Rockford, is one I frequented often. It was named after her by the Illinois…
Madam C.J. Walker’s Trailblazing Tale of Two Cities 1989 was the year I relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana (from my birthplace of Columbus, Ohio), having just accepted a leadership position at a small, rural hospital just southeast of the city. It was also when I first discovered the Circle City legacy of Madam C.J. Walker, widely…
Black Books, Black Minds
Black Books, Black Minds
Black Books, Black Minds
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Black Books, Black Minds
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