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11Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) — This is about the stage play. For its film adaptation, see Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Diary of a Mad Black Woman Written by Tyler Perry Diary of a Mad Black Woman is an American stage play written and directed by Tyler Perry, which opened in the …
12Cleveland Home for Aged Colored People — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
13For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf — For Colored Girls brought a female and black perspective to the stage. According to Hilton Als in The New Yorker s Critic s Notebook (March 5, 2007), ...all sorts of people who might never have set foot in a Broadway house black nationalists,… …
14Mary Burnett Talbert — Mary B. Talbert Mary Burnett Talbert (September 17, 1866 – October 15, 1923) was an American orator, activist, suffragist and reformer. Called the best known Colored Woman in the United States, Talbert was among the most prominent African… …
15Mary Church Terrell — (September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954), daughter of former slaves, was one of the first African American women to earn a college degree. She became an activist who led several important associations and worked for civil rights and suffrage.… …
16Mary Jane Patterson — was born September 12, 1840, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to receive a B.A degree. She was the oldest of Henry Irving Patterson and Emeline Eliza (Taylor) Patterson s children. There is conflicting data on… …
17Henry Hart (musician) — Henry Hart (1839 1915) was an African American musician. He composed, led the Henry Hart Minstrels, was proclaimed a social necessity in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was the leader a family musical group, about which Emma Lou Thornbrough wrote, The …
18Terrell, Mary Eliza Church — ▪ American social activist née Mary Eliza Church born Sept. 23, 1863, Memphis, Tenn., U.S. died July 24, 1954, Annapolis, Md. American social activist who was cofounder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was… …
19Sojourner Truth: What Time of Night It Is (1853) — ▪ Primary Source African American reformer and evangelist Sojourner Truth was involved in the abolitionist and women s rights movements. The following is a brief account of her appearance at and speech before the rowdy Women s Rights… …
20black — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. darkness, midnight, Stygian hue; Negro, African American. v. t. shine, polish (shoes). See color, darkness.Ant., white. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Opposite to white] Syn. dark, blackish, ebony, jet,… …
