Name a successful Woman of Color

[ATL Ebony]

191. Mary McLeod Bethune (the list is too long to list them all in this thread)

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Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator and activist, serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women and founding the National Council of Negro Women.

Yes, she went astray and paid the ultimate price for it, but undeniably Whitney Houston was a successful woman of color. Similar fate for Billie Holiday (Strange Fruit). Jazz/Pop songstress, Grammy Hall of Fame


Awesome tribute to our sisters of color but, unfortunately, we barely scratched the surface. There are so many, many more unnamed successful women of color from various ethnicities and broad spectrum of industries. I LOVE, HONOR and SALUTE YOU ALL.

I've gotten caught up in this thread and should move on otherwise I could make this a multi-page thread. Loved reading the remembrances/responses of others. Great topic obamanut2012, thank you for posting.