It takes people like Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, to remind and educate Black people of their heritage, which includes a special connection to nature.
Actor William Shatner, who played Capt. James T. Kirk in “Star Trek” TV shows and movies, is planning to boldly go where few men and women have gone before.
LA County Library has received a $20,000 grant from Edison International to develop a new
virtual Nature Exploration series about the wonders of our natural world—from what we can
discover in our own backyards, to what we can learn from scientists and environmental studies
professionals.
Born into slavery in Lexington, Virginia, in 1829, Cook became the first descendant of a Thomas Jefferson Monticello slave known to have graduated from college. In 1880, she graduated from Storer College in West Virginia before becoming a teacher.