December 13 is a day to know: it's both the birthday and the home-going day of Ella Baker. According to
blackwomenradicals,
Today is the birthday and the death date of Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986), who died on her 83rd birthday in 1986.
A civil rights activist and leader, Baker was a key organizer and strategist in some of the most influential organizations of the time.
You can learn a bit more about Baker from
this past post of mine or from the
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. She's one of the people to look to when you have trouble seeing a way to go on with the struggle for justice.
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