Ramona Edelin, who advocated for using the term 'African American,' dies at 78
"We are not just former slaves living in the United States. We are African Americans," Dr. Edelin told the Globe in 1989.
Source: bostonglobe.com
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Ramona Edelin, who helped popularize the term 'African American,' dies at 78
She worked with the Rev. Jesse Jackson in the late 1980s, led the National Urban Coalition in D.C. and became an influential advocate for charter schools.
Source: washingtonpost.com