Baker pushed for change, working with the most prominent organizations of the time. There are people who worked tirelessly for the cause of civil rights, and their names are familiar to us all. Then, ...

The Barnard Center for Research on Women and the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia hosted “Ella Baker for the 21st Century,” a one-day symposium—featuring political ...

Ella Baker was a 20th century civil rights advocate. (Ella Baker Center for Human Rights) Ella Baker, a civil rights activist, played a pivotal role in ending Jim Crow in the U.S. Wanting every Black ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. Ella ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of youth advocates were in Knoxville on Saturday for the Children's Defense Fund's "Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute." The event was held at the Knoxville ...

There are people who worked tirelessly for the cause of civil rights, and their names are familiar to us all. Then, there was Ella Jo Baker, often referred to as the backbone of the civil rights ...