Esther Role

Many of you may know Esther Rolle form the 1970's sitcom Good Times  her character was Florida Evans. What people do not know about Esther is her education before she became an actor. Esther was a student at several colleges. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta,GA, Hunter College in New York, The New School in New York, and Yale University in Connecticut. She was the first woman to receive Chairmen's Civil Rights Leadership Award for raising the images of African Americans from the NAACP. Also, known for her present on stage and screen as well as an social activist. When Mrs. Rolle died she left estate value of $1.7 million several treasuries,shares, and funds.

Anna Tibaijuka - Helping Young Girls Achieve Education in Africa

Anna Tibaijuka is one of many remarkable women that is not known by many African Americans if any. Tibaijuka has been Executive Director of UN-HABITAT since 2010. The program stands for United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Anna role in the program is to improve poor communities. Also, Anna has a few other programs that focus on the rights of women development in Africa such as Tanzanian National Women's Council. Tibaijuka dedicates her life to helping young girls and women in Africa achieving education. Read more about Anna Tibaijuka.      

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