by DALE RICARDO SHIEDS – The House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, established in 1870 in Cheltenham, Maryland, was the first juvenile reformatory for Black boys in the American South. Originally intended to remove Black youth from adult prisons, it became a site of systemic abuse, forced labor, and severe neglect for decades. …
FANNIE LOU HAMER A powerful voice for Civil Rights and Economic Justice “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” ✨ National Women’s History Month. “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and leader in …
