Share If you’re not familiar with Lisa Price, let me introduce you to her. She is the founder of Carol’s Daughter, a line of ‘highly natural’ (I’m quite sure what that means…) hair and skin care products. Carol’s Daughter is so popular that Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett Smith are fans. This line paved the [...]
ShareMy grandfather, William Gaitor, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. He was 86. My mom is an only child and so am I (well I’m her only child…). My maternal grandmother passed in 1996 so its just me and Mama against the world now. Its so weird, my grandad has always been there. Even [...]
ShareToday many are mourning the passing of Dr. Dorothy Height, one of the trailblazers of the Civil Rights Movement. She had a long and active life, and we have all benefited from being in her era. Dorothy Irene Height was born on March 24, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia and was raised in Rankin, Pennsylvania. Height [...]
Share Marian Wright Edelman was the daughter of a Baptist minister and raised in South Carolina. He died when she was 14, and his last words to her were “don’t let anything get in the way of your education.” She went on to earn her undergraduate degree from Spelman College. While in undergrad, she [...]
Share Coco was a poor, skinny woman who was not considered beautiful. But she used what she had to become one of the most recognized names in the world. And, for the most part, she did it her way. Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was born in 1883 in a peasant village in France. [...]
Share Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She lived with her grandmother and then with her mother. At 14, she gave birth to a premature baby, who died shortly after birth. At 19, Winfrey landed her first job as a reporter at WVOL radio station in Nashville. Shortly afterward, she enrolled at [...]
Share Part 5: Historical Firsts This list is a celebration of the black women who have blazed trails and paved the way for us to continue on to further success. My hat goes off to these ladies who boldly went where other black women had not gone before. Madame C.J. Walker Althea Gibson [...]
Share Part 4: Civil Rights Leaders The pioneers featured for today are not just limited to the Civil Rights Era of the 1950s. During and after slavery, black women were visible advocates for our equal rights. Hopefully this list will inspire you to take part in the ongoing fight that exists today in your [...]
Share Singing and Acting SheRoes Hattie McDaniel Dorothy Dandridge Josephine Baker Hattie McDaniel – the first black actor to win an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in 1939′s Gone With The Wind. About playing the role of a servant, she said, “It’s better to [...]
Share Arts and Fashion SheRoes Toni Morrison Alice Walker Maya Angelou Lorraine Hansberry Toni Morrison – in 1982 became the first black winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Gwendolyn Brooks – first black winner of the Pulitzer Prize, in 1950 for Annie Allen Alice Walker – first black woman to win the Pulitzer [...]
