She joined the Nation of Islam in the mid-1950s where she helped to establish a mosque with a daycare center attached to it. In the early 1940s, she became the guardian of her half-brother Malcolm Little, who later changed his name to Malcolm X
Pioneering funeral home owner, a WWII radio operator, and the youngest Black woman to earn an embalming license in Massachusetts.
Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, who led Civil Rights voter efforts, told neighborhood stories, and earned numerous accolades.
International anti-slavery lecturer and activist for African American and women’s suffrage. Later, she moved to Italy where she became a medical doctor.
Sue Bailey Thurman (1903-1996) founded the Museum of African American History in 1963
In the 1830s, Susan Paul (1809-41) taught at the Smith School on Joy Street, a segregated school for African American children funded jointly by the city and private donations. Paul was also an officer in the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society.
Formerly enslaved plantation cook who built a business as an upscale caterer and cookbook author
Dancer, choreographer and film, television and theater actor
Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools.
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion