In honor of Black History Month 2025, share a Black historical figure that people today should know about.
Kris Bailey, New York
Ida B. Wells. Without her having the courage to cover and expose the lynchings going on over a century ago, I’m not sure we’d have very accurate and real info about that today.
Stanley Mckever, Florence, S.C.
Dr. Francess Cress Welsing!
Carl Selders, Chicago
Madam C.J. Walker, Marcus Garvey, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Carter G. Woodson, James Baldwin, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells and Crispus Attucks.
Taliba James, Dayton, Ohio
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Zora Neal Hurston, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Huey Newton, to name a few.
Carlton Dozier, Washington, D.C.
Mansa Musa — the richest African king ever.
Compiled by Sarafina Wright
