When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University – I didn ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The Washington, D.C., – bound Mary McLeod Bethune statue made a brief layover in Bethune's South Carolina hometown Friday for a ceremony that included at least one of the revered civil ...

Bethune is the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a statue of a Confederate general. WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: Rep. Val Demings(D-FL) ...

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Jersey City now has its first bronze statue honoring a female Civil Rights leader. A 9-foot monument depicting Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled Saturday afternoon in ...

NMAAHC's exhibit features more than 100 images and artifacts highlighting Bethune, NCNW, and other Black women activists. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The fifteenth of seventeen children born to her formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune believed deeply in ...

A small but enthusiastic and diverse group of supporters attended the 150 th birthday celebration for civil rights activist, presidential advisor, educator and women’s rights advocate, Mary McLeod ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights. A big part ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University (THE CONVERSATION) When I first landed an ...