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People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

#Women in History-Do you know Ella Baker?

photo courtesy of zinnedproject.org
photo courtesy of zinnedproject.org

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is named after a brilliant, Black hero of the civil rights Freedom Movement who inspired and guided emerging leaders. We build on her legacy by building the power of black, brown, and poor people to create solutions for one of the biggest drivers of injustice today: mass incarceration.

Ms. Baker played a key role in some of the most influential organizations of the time, including the NAACP, Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Like her, we spark change by unlocking the power of every person to strengthen their communities and shape their future.

Read more @ EllaBaker.org