Dr. Karida L. Brown, author of The Battle for the Black Mind, warns that today’s attacks on public education echo a long ...

To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula.

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to former slaves. Found school for girls in 1904 with only $1.50. Friendship with first lady leads to federal appointment at National Youth Administration ...

Capital Area District Libraries’ expert selectors have curated a dynamic Black History Month reading list for all ages, celebrating voices, stories, and legacies that continue to shape our world. From ...

In 1904, she founded a small school for girls in Daytona ... under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site was the first headquarters of the organization.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University (THE CONVERSATION) When I first landed an ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is honoring civil and women’s rights icon Mary McLeod ... of Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women, first opened ...

1948 file photo of civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune with former ... making her the first African American woman to run a federal agency. The Florida school she founded in Florida later ...

When Mary McLeod Bethune died in 1955 ... Born to parents who were enslaved, Bethune was the first in her family to learn to read. She rose to be an advisor to presidents of both parties and ...

Here's which Palm Beach County elementary, middle and high schools had the highest performing students and how this year's results stack up to 2023.