Today we honor highly successful lawyer, Johnnie Cochran. Johnnie was known for his skill in the courtroom and his prominence as an early advocate for victims of police brutality. Read more on this influential man below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Oprah
Oprah is hands down the most famous talk show host in the world. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history and was for a time the world’s only black billionaire. She has inspired and done so much for so many. Today and every day, we honor Oprah’s contributions to society. Read more about her below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian and Union spy during the American Civil War. After escaping from slavery, into which she was born, she made thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. Today and every day, we honor her contributions to society! Read more about Harriet below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Maya Angelou
To celebrate Black History Month, InFlexWeTrust will be honoring influential members of Black history daily throughout the month. Today, we are honoring Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is an American poet and author who has written countless works including her first and famous, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Not only is Maya a writer, she has also worked as coordinator for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an actress, director and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs, a journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the days of decolonization, as well as a college professor. She also worked with Dr. King Jr and Malcom X during the Civil Rights Movement. Although she is best known for her autobiographies, Angelou’s poems and books focus on racism, identity, family, travel, and more issues. Angelou has set the bar for authors and poems of every race and gender. Read more about her live and contributions below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Josephine Baker
To celebrate Black History Month, InFlexWeTrust will be honoring influential members of Black history daily throughout the month. Today, we are honoring Josephine Baker. Baker was a French actress, dancer, and singer. She became a French citizen in 1937 and became known as a political icon and international musician. Baker became known for her nicknames, “Bronze Venus”, the “Black Pearl”, and the “Créole Goddess”. She had countless contributions to the Civil Rights Movement as well as World War II when it came to fighting the French Resistance. Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, Zouzou in 1934. Read more about her below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called “the first lady of civil rights”, and “the mother of the freedom movement” after famously refusing to give up her bus seat for a white passenger in 1955. Today and every day, we honor Rosa’s contributions to society. Read more about her below.
