Soninke People
The Soninke people are a West African Mande-speaking ethnic group found in Mali, fouta Djallon, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, Guinea and The Gambia.They speak the Soninke language, also called Maraka,…
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight”, was an all-black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had 855 black women, both enlisted and…
Mayme Agnew Clayton
Mayme Agnew Clayton (August 4, 1923 – October 13, 2006) was a librarian, and the founder, president, and leader of the Western States Black Research and Education Center (WSBREC), the…