Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration (NYA); an identified member of the local committee; Marian Anderson ...

The 2025 NAACP Image Award nominations were announced ... “A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune” — Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press – Penguin Books ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, pictured in the 1920s, when her school became a co-ed institution and she became the president of the National Association of Colored Women. Chicago History Museum / Getty ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, the child of former slaves, grew up to start a university and advise presidents. All it took was a child snatching a book from her hands. It happened in a flash, but the life of ...