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 ...

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 ...

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 will be a symposium Friday in the Dome Room of the University of Virginia’s Rotunda in honor of Ella Baker. It will be part of an ongoing effort to establish April 15 as “Ella Baker Day” to ...

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — The world’s first statue of Civil Rights activist Ella Baker was unveiled on Wednesday at the Ohio State University at Newark. The statue, located on the Newark campus between ...

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 ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or minimized in favor of male figures. From organizing boycotts to ...

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, ...