August 10th is Anna Julia Cooper Day!!! "Born in 1858 in North Carolina to her enslaved mother, Hannah Stanley Haywood, and her white slaveholder, Anna Julia Cooper spent her lifetime of over a century redefining the limitations and opportunities for women of color in a society set up for their disempowerment and subjugation. A distinguished scholar and educator, Cooper saw the status and agency of black women as central to the equality and progress of the nation. She fought tirelessly throughout her life to re-center and uplift the voice of black women in pursuit of a more just society for everyone" Thank you Ms. Cooper for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Anna Julia Cooper. :-)
http://cooperproject.org/about-anna-julia-cooper/
"It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice." - Anna Julia Cooper
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