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Day 23 Woman of the Day: Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, award winning journalist and former PBS NewsHour correspondent, is Day 23 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneer woman below.

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Biography:http://www.biography.com/people/charlayne-hunter-gault-37794

Lifetime Achievement Award: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/charlayne-hunter-gault-former-newshour-correspondent-honored-lifetime-achievement-award/

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hunter-gault-charlayne-1942

NPR: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132712913/a-pioneer-looks-back-50-years-after-making-history

Youtube videos: Special Guest with Arise America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbGk7pHudmk, Nelson Mandela Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyecb3a_lJI, Washington Press Club Tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nc0jg0zzE

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Day 22 Woman of the Day: Dinah Washington

Day 22 Woman of the Day is Dinah Washington, also known as “The Queen of the Blues.”  Read more about this interesting singer below.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: https://rockhall.com/inductees/dinah-washington/bio/

AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dinah-washington-mn0000260038

BlackPast.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/washington-dinah-ruth-lee-jones-1924-1963

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3872390

Youtube videos: “What a Difference a Day Makes”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI “Evil Gal Blues”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RatGuS-byw8, “You’ve Got What it Takes”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnLHP0EBfhU

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Day 21 Woman of the Day: Eleanor Holmes Norton

Civil rights activist and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton is Day 21 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneering woman below.

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Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-holmes-norton-9425250

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-eleanor-holmes-1937

District of Columbia information: http://norton.house.gov/about/full-biography

Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmHZtUSc5I, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbte5yYkVs

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Day 20 Woman of the Day: Pearl Cleage

Author and Playwright Pearl Cleage is Day 20 Woman of the Day.  A prolific writer of several books and plays including “What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day”, “Flying West” and more.  Read more about this multitalented writer below.

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Website: http://www.pearlcleage.net/

NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/05/01/308619983/playwright-pearl-cleage-opens-up

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cleage-pearl-1948

Youtube videos: AARP Black Community Bookclub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-F6BrDFRg, reading from her memoir “Things I Should Have Told My Daugher”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnFkhlQJZHg

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Day 19 Woman of the Day: Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry, civil rights activist, author, professor and much more is Day 19 Woman of the Day.  She served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Read more about this fascinating below.

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Website: http://www.maryfrancesberry.com/

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/berry-mary-frances-1938

C-Span: In Depth with Mary Frances Berry: http://www.c-span.org/video/?320899-1/depth-mary-frances-berry

NPR: http://www.npr.org/books/authors/138216275/mary-frances-berry

Books written by Mary Frances Berry on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Frances-Berry/e/B001ITYNW8

Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEic1FBKHZM, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX59tOyqrVI

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Day 18 Woman of the Day: Tracy Reese

Tracy Reese, a Detroit native, is a fashion designer who designed for First Lady of the President Michelle Obama.  Read more about this talented designer/businesswoman below.

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Website: http://www.tracyreese.com

Biography: http://www.tracyreese.com/blog/meet-tracy/

Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Tracy_Reese.aspx

Famous Fashion Designers: http://www.famousfashiondesigners.org/tracy-reese

Youtube video: My life, my inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSmqv_htWsE

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Day 17 Woman of the Day: Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan, civil rights activist, U.S. Representative and the first African American congresswoman to come from the deep South, is Day 17 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneering woman below.

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Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/barbara-jordan-9357991

History.com: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/barbara-c-Jordan

Speeches on Youtube: 1976 Democratic Convention, Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg7gLIx__-k, 1992 Democratic Convention, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7RSZp9R_Vk, Impeachment Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG6xMglSMdk

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Day 16 Woman of the Day: Betye Saar

Betye Saar, an assemblage artist, is Day 16 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this multi-talented artist below.

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Website: http://www.betyesaar.net/

NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6688207

New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/arts/design/12saar.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Youtube videos:  “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvJvyFBcvD4, Interview with Betye Saar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhq9o0KEsr4

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Day 15 Woman of the Day: Vashti Murphy Mackenzie

Vashti Murphy Mackenzie, first female bishop of the African American Episcopal Church, is Day 15 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this pioneer woman below.

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History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/bishop-vashti-mckenzie-23

Books written by Vashti Murphy Mackenzie: Not Without a Struggle, Strength in the Struggle, Journey to the Well,  Swapping Housewives, Not Without a Struggle Revised and Those Sisters Can Preach.

Tenth District: http://www.10thdistrictame.org/bishop.html

Washington National Cathedral: http://www.cathedral.org/staff/PE-46ER5-V0000I.shtml

Youtube videos: Smith Chapel AME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0SPZGEQwpk, Michigan State University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vwzk0JlZA

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Day 14 Woman of the Day: Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler, the award-winning science fiction author, is Day 14 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this phenomenal woman below.

Website: http://oOctaviaButlerctaviabutler.org/

Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-e-butler-38207#synopsis

NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/07/10/320746103/an-unexpected-treat-for-octavia-e-butler-fans

Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/11/science_fiction_writer_octavia_butler_on

Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources on “Kindred”: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/butler.html