Channyn Parker
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Harlem Renaissance writer
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) studied the African-based dances and rituals of the Caribbean area and based many choreographic works on that research.
African Methodist Episcopal preacher
In collaboration with her cousin, Tamaki creates believable young female characters based on her own experiences and imagination and imbues her illustrations with a strong sense of place.
After making her New York debut with American Ballet Theater in 1964, Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965.
Beautician and community activist who formed the Boston unit of the Housewives League with Geneva Arrington and E. Alice Taylor.
Co-founder of the Boston unit of the Housewives League
Associate editor of The Guardian, a newspaper dedicated to civil rights.
As president of the Women’s Service Club, she spearheaded the WSC’s drive to allow African Americans to live in dormitories of local educational institutions.