Fannie Lou Hammer October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977 Photo source: CreativeDevs “Our lives have been threatened daily because we want to live as decent human beings

Harriet TubmanMarch 1822– March 10, 1913Photo source: Library of Congress   Harriet Tubman, black disabled woman, was the personification of the concept that "no one of us can be

Sojourner Truth 1797 – November 26, 1883 Photo source: Library of Congress Sojourner Truth, a self-named, self-liberated, Black Womanist, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and survivor of rape, physical trauma,

Althea Neale Gibson August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003 Photo source: Library of Congress   As we celebrate Serena and Venus Williams' ongoing legacies, along with welcoming Naomi Osaka,

Alice H. Parker1895 – DOD unknownhttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/parker-alice-h-1895/ Have you ever used central heating? Well you have Alice H. Parker to thank for reimagining and redesigning how we use heat

Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile Died 1816 Photo source : https://www.voicesfromhaiti.com/tag/marie-sainte-dedee-bazile/ Content Warning: Rape and Black Death There isn't much detail known about Marie Sainte Dédée Bazile's personal life,

Dr. Patricia Era Bath November 4, 1942 - May 30, 2019 (aged 76) Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Bath Dr. Patricia Era Bath is famously known for She was the inventor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey_Amazons The Mino (translates to 'our mothers') was a military group comprised of only women. They were originally established a type of 'Kingsguard' for the Kingdom of Dahomey.

Wilma RudolphJune 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994Photo source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph Wilma Rudolph was born June 23rd 1940 in Saint Bethlehem, Tennesse. During her childhood, she had infantile paralysis

Born sometime in 1680 in Ghana Photo source: CreativeDevs https://creativedevs.com/ Queen Nanny of the Maroons is such an essential piece of history. Upon reading her story, I can