Gloria Naylor won the “American Book Award” for best novel for her work, The Women of Brewster Place, on April 28, 1983. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Naylor, Gloria born 1950, novelist, essayist,screenplay writer, columnist, and educator. Gloria Naylor was born in New York City on 25 January to Roosevelt  and Alberta McAlpin Naylor, who had recently migrated northward […]

Fanny Jackson Coppin, activist, spiritual leader, and educator, died in Philadelphia, PA.. On January 21, 1913.In 1865, Coppin was one of the first Black women to graduate w from college. To learn more about this person visit your local library.