mary mcleod bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune Honored With New Statue Unveiled At U.S. Capitol

The founder of the National Council of Negro Women and Bethune-Cookman College replaced a century-old sculpture of a confederate general.
07/14/2022

Bethune-Cookman Gets Slammed for Inviting Betsy DeVos to Deliver Commencement Speech

Here's what the historically Black college's president said.
05/02/2017
Dorothy Height

This Day in Black History: March 24, 1912

Civil rights activist Dorothy Height was born in Virginia.
03/24/2014

This Day in Black History: March 5, 1985

Mary McLeod is honored with a U.S. postage stamp.
03/05/2014

This Day in Black History: Dec. 5, 1935

The National Council of Negro Women was founded.
12/05/2013

This Day in Black History: Oct. 3, 1904

Bethune-Cookman was established.
10/03/2012
Mary McLeod Bethune, Delta Sigma Theta

This Day in Black History: July 10, 1875

Mary McLeod Bethune was born.
07/10/2012

This Day in Black History: April 24, 1944

The United Negro College Fund was established.
04/24/2012

Commentary: Herman Cain Is Wrong About Planned Parenthood

An agent of "genocide? That's an outrageous falsehood.
11/08/2011