Dolores Huerta: Former Girl Scout Turned Activist And Co-Founder Of United Farm Workers Of America
When Dolores Fernandez was young, her mother Alicia wanted her to learn to be independent, as well…
Ethnic History
Speaker, Activist, Icon: The Life And Work Of Sojourner Truth
At a height of six feet, and a former slave from New York, Sojourner Truth was perhaps…
Ernő Rubik: Architect, Sculptor, Professor, And Inventor Of The Rubik’s Cube
The original Rubik’s cube became a favorite for people of all ages. After its invention in 1974,…
Historical Moments – Cultural Uniqueness, Peace Through Suicide and Burning
On May 16, 1967, during Vesak — the holiday celebrating of the birth of Buddha — Nhat…
Patrick Francis Healy…Success Against All Odds
In 1874, Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American president of a predominantly white university when he…
An Early Defeat For Jim Crow
On the morning of February 3, 1903, clergy, attorneys, educators and other prominent African-American citizens from St….
Early 20th Century Italian Immigrants –Were They White Enough?
Italians represented the largest single group of immigrants in America at the beginning of the 20th century,…