We "cannot be free in America or anywhere else where there is capitalism and imperialism." Civil rights legend Ella Baker speaks at a Puerto Rico solidarity rally in 1974. | Jacobin magazine

Ella Baker was a behind-the-scenes force in the Civil Rights Movement, empowering grassroots leadership and community organizing. She played a key role in major organizations like the NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Unlike many leaders of the time, Baker believed true change came from the people, not just from top-down leadership. Source: Black History in two mins Y/T #SBM #somethingblackmade | Something Black Made

BIRTHDAY LEGEND! Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) One of the singularly most impressive figures of 20th century history. A true renaissance woman if there ever was one. Baker was one of the most iconic entertainers of the jazz age, adopting France as her home country, she became an overnight sensation with her outlandish costumes and revolutionary dance routines. Later becoming a French resistance fighter during WWII. She refused to play for segregated audiences, which was part of why her career in

Our final spotlight for Women's History Month is on Ella Baker, a civil rights movement leader who fought inequality and poverty. | AARP Foundation

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