Monday, March 9, 2015

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - PROFILE


ZORA NEALE HURSTON  remains one of the most dynamic and powerful Black women of all time...REWIND!...Zora Neale Hurston remains one of the most dynamic and powerful WOMEN of all times, period. Words cannot even do justice to her 30 year career in the fields of anthropology, folklore, and literature in America.

Born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston was the first Black person, man or woman, to collect and publish information on Black folklore throughout the African diaspora. Her body of work, and subsequent writings, challenged both Black people and White people. 


Hurston died on January 28, 1960.

To read her incredible bio Google-search her name and prepare to be amazed.



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