Black History Month

Ilhan Omar (Born 1982) Ilhan Omar is a Somali American politician from Minnesota. She is the director of policy and initiative of the Women Organizing Women Network which encourages women from…

Van Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American news commentator, author, and lawyer. He is the co-founder of several non-profit organizations, a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a …

Maxine Waters After serving in the California State Assembly, Maxine Waters (born 1938) was elected by Californians to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. As a member of Congress, she fought…

Ralph Bunche (Born August 7, 1904-1971) was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first…

Tarana Burke Tarana Burke is an African American civil rights activist. She is most well-known as the founder of the "Me Too" movement in 2006 which has blossomed into a worldwide campaign to raise…

Jesse Owens  American track star Jesse Owens became the hero of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, as his series of victories scored a moral victory for African American athletes. Jesse…