Independent Historian

Cassandra Zenz received a Master of Arts in History from Binghamton University in 2011 and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Stony Brook University in 2009. Her graduate work entails African American women’s activism during the Black Freedom Struggle and their efforts to improve African American education in the second half of the twentieth century. 

Ewart Guinier (1910-1990)

Ewart Guinier, labor activist, and political candidate, was the first chairman of Harvard University’s Afro-American Studies Department. Born in Panama in 1910, Guinier migrated to the United States in 1925 and attended high school in Boston, Massachusetts. After his acceptance into the Harvard University Class … Read MoreEwart Guinier (1910-1990)

Robert Louis Johnson (1946- )

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Richard D. Parsons (1948-2024)

Richard Dean Parsons, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Time Warner Inc., was the Chairman of Citigroup. Despite his working-class origins, Parsons’ achievements have been recognized by the African American community, and he became an influential role model for racial uplift. Born in Brooklyn, New … Read MoreRichard D. Parsons (1948-2024)

Weeksville, New York (1838- )

Weeksville was a nineteenth century free black community located in what is now the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York.  It is remembered today as a historic site for its community programs, urban employment opportunities, and the promotion of racial respectability. In 1838, only 11 … Read MoreWeeksville, New York (1838- )

Milton A. Galamison (1923-1988)

Milton Arthur Galamison, minister and civil rights activist, was the leader of New York City’s school integration movement in the 1960s.  Born and raised in Philadelphia, where he experienced poverty and hostile racial relations that influenced his later activism, Galamison received a B.A. with honors … Read MoreMilton A. Galamison (1923-1988)