"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Mae Jemison “First African American women in Space” (Oct. 1, 1956 –) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the May 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. Researching the story of ... Continue Reading →
Wilma Rudolph: Olympian, civil rights advocate
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Wilma Rudolph: "The Fastest in the World" (June 23, 1940 – Nov. 12, 1994) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the March 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. The story of Wilma ... Continue Reading →
Alice Allison Dunnigan: White House Correspondent trailblazer
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series First African American Female White House Correspondent (April 27, 1906 – May 6, 1983) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the February 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
Claudette Colvin: A teen sits down, before Rosa Parks
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Claudette Colvin (Before Rosa Parks) (September 5, 1939 – ) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the January 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. Before Rosa Parks refused to ... Continue Reading →
Maggie Lena Walker: First Black Bank President
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Maggie Lena Walker – First Black Bank President (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the December 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
Mary Eliza Mahoney – First African American Nurse
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Mary Eliza Mahoney – The First African American Nurse (May 7, 1845 – January 4, 1926) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the November 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
‘The first published poet – Phillis Wheatley’
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series If I hear "Critical Race Theory" one more time, I'm going to scream! Teaching a class on this scholarly investigation of the intersectionality of law and race is not a thing. Since 2020, conservative U.S. lawmakers have sought to ban or ... Continue Reading →
‘Havana Chapman-Edwards – Young Changemaker’
This article, from the August 2020 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. By DonnaMarie Woodson I'd like to introduce you to an incredibly determined, and passionate 9-year old "Change Maker" - Havana Chapman-Edwards. She gives me hope for a future of ... Continue Reading →
‘The Candidate For the People – Shirley Chisholm’
This article, from the February 2019 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. By DonnaMarie Woodson Forty-six years ago on January 21st, U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm made history when she announced her intention to run for President of the ... Continue Reading →
More than ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
This article, from the February 2018 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. By DonnaMarie Woodson My memory of Lorraine Hansberry is as the author of the groundbreaking play, "A Raisin in the Sun" about the dynamics of a struggling black family, but ... Continue Reading →