Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration (NYA); an identified member of the local committee; Marian Anderson ...

Wright and Mary McLeod Bethune Charter, a treat from attorney ... Brave New World” starring LaFonta’s childhood friend Anthony Mackie, and he was the big surprise in person.

Mary McLeod Bethune rose from a childhood of poverty and hard work to become the only child in her family to receive an education. She went on to start a school for African American girls, serve as an ...

This year’s show told the story of the life of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), who became an ... I remember reading a biography of Bethune as a kid, and I couldn’t help but think how vividly this ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, Matin Luther King Jr. and More.” His grandfather, Edward Daniel Davis, referred to in the book, passed away in 1989. Davis is an inductee in the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to former slaves. Found school for girls in 1904 with only $1.50. Friendship with first lady leads to federal appointment at National Youth Administration ...

Once again in our long and noble struggle, Martin Luther King’s dictum “The Urgency of Now!” is upon us. This reckoning with ...

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Women’s Conference will be held Wednesday, March 26 through Friday, March 28 at the Michael and Libby ...

One of the pioneers in this field was Mary McLeod Bethune, an American educator who fought for African American women’s education. These leaders prove that women are shaping the future of ...