by UMOJA Staff | April 21, 2023 | UMOJA Shorts
Ruth E. Carter becomes the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars CNN Costume designer Ruth E. Carter just became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won her second Oscar for costume design for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” In 2019, she became the...
by UMOJA Staff | March 26, 2023 | UMOJA Shorts
Former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous: How the Right Mindset Can Continue MLK’s Legacy UW-Madison, By Kori Kefene “If the mindset is wrong, the enterprise will fail.” Social entrepreneur, changemaker and former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous spoke those words on...
by UMOJA Staff | February 14, 2023 | UMOJA Shorts
SPONSORED BY: U.S. Postal Service Honors the Late Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis with a Stamp NPR Civil rights giant and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who spent decades fighting for racial justice, will be honored with a postage stamp next year. The U.S. Postal...
by UMOJA Staff | December 28, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Meet the first Black leader of House Democrats The Washington Post Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has been elected House Democratic leader, the first Black lawmaker to lead a congressional conference in the United States and the first new leader...
by UMOJA Staff | November 29, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
Ketanji Brown Jackson Inaugurated as First Black Woman on U.S. Supreme Court Agence France Presse The first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, was inaugurated on Sept. 30, at a ceremony in Washington attended by President Joe Biden...
by UMOJA Staff | October 17, 2022 | UMOJA Shorts
Meet Megan Piphus Peace, Sesame Street’s First Black Woman Puppeteer Girls United Sesame Street is still making history despite having been on the air for 53 years. In 2020, the acclaimed children’s show hired its very first Black woman puppeteer. Megan Piphus Peace...
