We hear a recording of Booker T. Washington's most famous words. April 5 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. Educator Booker T. Washington, head of the Tuskegee Institute, was born this week ...

It may seem strange to call someone who never held government office a “statesman,” but Booker T. Washington ... benefit of both races, Washington told a story of a ship lost at sea, its ...

In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote: There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having ...

Kenneth Morris, 50, happens to be the descendant of two very famous historical figures, Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass. The two families’ bloodlines were united when Nettie Hancock ...

As longtime admirers of legendary civil rights pioneer and educational entrepreneur Booker T. Washington, we felt compelled to pay tribute to this profoundly influential American during Black ...

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Booker T. Washington is officially going into the postseason on top. Two months after they dug themselves a first-half hole against Palmetto, the Tornadoes finally played the second half a ...

Booker T. Washington was one of the most powerful African Americans at the turn of the twentieth century. Born a slave in Hale's Ford, Virginia, the son of a white man who did not acknowledge him ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Booker T. Washington boys basketball team had a historic season in 2022. The Eagles made their first appearance in 27 years at the regional tournament. The crowd made the ...