The first Native American to become a prima ballerina. Born in 1925, Tallchief grew up on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma. As noted in a NY Times tribute to her, "Growing up at a time when many American dancers adopted Russian stage names, Ms.… more »

Early in 2020 Ida B. Wells was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The citation read “For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching. The citation comes with a bequest by… more »