National Visionary Leadership Project

My latest OpEd for The Baltimore Sun --very challenging for me to write, very hard for me to read, and even harder for me to reconcile my lingering feelings of frustration and anger about the experience.
--On watching my son discover his Blackness: "My son was six years old the first time he realized that he was black."
--Reflecting on the and

On Watching My Son Discover His Blackness… (OpEd) Originally published in The Baltimore Sun April 26, 2017 My son was six years old the first time that he realized that he was black. He was in the

The NVLP Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow. Attached is Part Two of the "Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women &The Fire Within Them" (Lesson Plan) series.

Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them (Lesson Plan) Karsonya Wise Whitehead Examining the Legacies of Ella Jo Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Irene Height, & Coretta Scott King Grade: Middle/High School Overview: Upon …

The NVLP Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow as lesson plans and essays are added on a regular basis. In honor of some of our visionaries (Dorothy I. Height and Coretta Scott King) - here is Part One of the "Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them" (Essay)

Nevertheless They Persisted: Black Women & The Fire Within Them Karsonya Wise Whitehead Examining the Legacies of Ella Jo Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Irene Height, & Coretta Scott King “Too long have we been silent under…

Two-time Grammy Award winning gospel and soul music recording artist Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney, aunt of Dionne Warwick shares her story of music, mentoring and motherhood. Check out the video clips of her oral history from the NVLP Archive -http://www.visionaryproject.org/houstoncissy/

Cissy Houston: Oral History Video Clips and Biography: NVLP Oral History Archive Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

The Civil Rights Movement section on the continues to grow as we work to add nvlp resources to it! Recently added "From Brown (v. Board) to Black (Power): Examining the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement! https://kayewisewhitehead.com/2017/02/07/from-brown-v-board-to-black-power-examining-the-roots-of-the-civil-rights-movement/

From Brown (v Board) to Black (Power): Examining the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement Karsonya Wise Whitehead Historiography Three hundred and twelve years before the beginning of the modern civil rights era, which is generally accepted as the years between 1954 and the early 1…

Odetta, an American singer, actress, civil and human rights activist and folk music legend shares here story, “I was Always headed towards music.” Her music has been called the “soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement.” See more of her oral history http://www.visionaryproject.org/gordonodetta/

Odetta Gordon: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

Percy Ellis Sutton was a Renaissance man recognized as a prominent business and political leader. He was civil-rights activist, lawyer, Freedom Rider, Tuskegee Airman and legal representative for Malcolm X. Listen to his inspirational story at http://www.visionaryproject.org/suttonpercy/

Percy Sutton: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

As we continue to build out our Civil Rights Movement section on the , lesson plans from the National Visionary Leadership Project will be uploaded daily.

Examining the Modern Civil Rights Movement & the Birth of Our Activist Spirit Karsonya Wise Whitehead & Fayetta Martin Grade: Middle/High School Overview: In order to fully understand this lesson, students should have mastered the indicators covering the impact of…

As we continue to build out the - we are now uploading National Visionary Leadership Project lesson plans to our Civil Rights Movement Section.

From Plessy to Brown: Examining the Ways We Worked to Overcome Karsonya Wise Whitehead Intended Audience: 3rd – 5th grades Overview: In order to fully understand this lesson, students should have a broad understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and som…

Dr. Dorothy I. Height was a Civil Rights Activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women. Today she will be honored with the 40th U.S. Postage Stamp in The Black Heritage Series on the campus of Howard University.

Dorothy I. Height: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

Katherine Johnson - A brilliant, legendary, genius, barrier breaker, outspoken, gifted, African-American woman. Check out her oral history as captured by NVLP – see the movie "Hidden Figures" - fantastic.

Katherine Johnson: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.