People to Know

Each of the following names is a link to a short biography, with additional resources, of someone who has made our world a better place.

• EDNA LEWIS. Chef, teacher, cookbook author, ambassador for Southern Black cuisine. Posted 12/12/2023.
• FLORENCE B. PRICE. African American composer working mostly during the 1930s and 1940s. Posted 9/18/2023.
• DOLORES HUERTA. labor activist and community organizer. Posted 3/6/2023.
• ETHEL LOIS PAYNE: Journalist. Posted 2/18/2023.
• FANNIE LOU HAMER: Voting rights and economic rights activist. Posted 12/11/2022.

• JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH: Visual artist, arts advocate, art educator. Posted 11/28/2022.
• CHARLES HARRISON: Industrial designer. Posted 11/22/2022.
• MEDGAR EVERS: Civil rights activist. Posted 5/26/2022.
• BARBARA JORDAN: Attorney, educator, politician. Posted 5/26/2022.
• MADAM C. J. WALKER: Entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist. Posted 5/26/2022.
• CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON: Attorney, educator. Posted 5/22/2022.