THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ph.D.
October 4, 1942 – July 16, 2024
“It is crucial that the world knows what it looks like to African American women.”
Composer, singer, historian, music producer, author, and cultural activist.
More About Bernice:
- Obituary, The New York Times
- A Remembrance of Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian, July 2024
- Bernice Johnson Reagon website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Wikipedia page
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, pages 376 – 377