Ella Baker Crusading Activist By Anne Adams
Though the average American of her era or even today has probably never heard of Ella Josephine Baker, beginning in the 1930s and for 5 decades, she was an important figure in the struggle for equal rights. Also, as a “behind the scenes” advocate for reform, she worked with more familiar names like W.E.B. Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, and of course Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ella Baker was born in 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia and when she was age 9 her family moved to rural North Carolina.
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On Monday, May 5, 2010, Mama Sarah Obama received an honorary doctorate from the Great Lakes University of Kisumu. Officially they say she received the Ph.D. because of the help she gave to orphans and widows in her village of Kogelo, Kenya. During her acceptance, Sarah Obama appealed to the public, saying she believes they, too, should help vulnerable people in their society.
Included in her words of thanks, Sarah Obama made the following statement:
“This is a show of blessing from God, since I have always dedicated my time to tend to the orphans. Even the US president passed through my hands.”
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