• Women’s History Month
    Greetings beloved Sistahs, As always, I’m elated as we celebrate Women’s History Month. This specified allotment of time, in my opinion is insufficient to acknowledge women for the many contributions that they’ve bestowed upon society as a whole. The world that we inhabit is thriving, and in some cases surviving due to the tenacity, giftedness,…
  • Emma C. Chappell
    Emma Clayton Barton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 18,1941. Unfortunately, at the age of 14 her mother died leaving her father to raise her as a single parent. She attended West Philadelphia High School where she demonstrated superior mathematical skills. In 1959 her pastor, Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, a leader in the Philadelphia…
  • Dr. Caroline Still Anderson
     WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT 2022         Dr. Caroline Still Anderson  On November 1, 1848, a baby girl was born to Letitia and William Still. They named their baby girl, who would be the eldest of four, Caroline. Both parents were leaders in the American abolitionist movement. Mr. Still led the Philadelphia branch of the Underground Railroad,…
  • Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
    WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT 2022 Dr. Jane Cooke Wright Dr. Jane Cooke Wright was born in 1919 in Manhattan New York to Corrine Cooke, aschool teacher and Louis Wright one of the first African American graduates from HarvardMedical School. Similar to her father, Dr. Wright attended medical school at New York MedicalCollege and did residencies…
  • Fannie Jackson Coppin
    Fannie Jackson Coppin was born in slavery but rose to a position of prominence in the field of education. After her aunt purchased her freedom, Ms. Coppin went on to become the second African American woman to receive a degree from Oberlin College which was located in Oberlin Ohio. It is certainly no surprise that…