Booker T Washington

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
POST SCRIPT’D – From Booker T. Washington’s journey from slavery to national leader, to Ralph Ellison’s exploration of black consciousness in Invisible Man…
/ February 28, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
SLIDESHOW – theGrio decided to track down some of the living descendants of well-known African-American historical figures to find out what it is like being related to some of most the influential people in history…
/ February 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO Q&A – Booker T. Washington is known as one of the most influential black educators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement who fought to end slavery in the southern United States, decades before the Civil War….
/ February 21, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – With Black History Month just around the corner, there’s a more unique way to learn about the African-American experience besides opening up a textbook…
/ January 8, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
WRBL-TV – “We’re holding the Black Barbie Doll Drive, where we collected new and used Barbies to give to the girls at the BTW Girls Inc. and we’re turning them into natural hair Barbies,” said Candace McBride, Organizer for the Black Barbie Drive. ..
/ December 13, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
SLIDESHOW – With the upcoming celebration of Independence Day, there are activists who paved the way for our independence as a people…
/ July 1, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
SLIDESHOW – George Washington freed his slaves, Ol’ Dirty Bastard died and Booker T. Washington was commemorated on a coin; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard…
/ December 17, 2010