Google Doodles Celebrating People of Color From Around the World

Historical figures acknowledged by the search engine.

Ida B. Wells  - Google Doodles use art to acknowledge important historical figures and holidays from around the world. But a new report says the search-engine company should celebrate more people of color, especially women. Take a look at global icons of color who have been acknowledged with Doodles. –Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Legendary civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells was honored with a Google Doodle on her 153th birthday on July 16, 2015. Wells was a voice for the voiceless during dangerous times for Blacks in America. She wrote about lynchings of African-Americans during the 20th century and traveled internationally to speak out against these heinous acts, which were largely unreported. Wells died March 25, 1931, in Chicago.(Photo: Courtesy of Google)
Langston Hughes - The great poet and voice of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, was honored with a Google Doodle on his 113th birthday on Feb. 1, 2015. The animated video featured lines from his hopeful piece "I Dream A World," imagery of a typewriter and the streets of New York City, where his career flourished. (Photo: Courtesy of Google) 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Martin Luther King Jr. Day was commemorated in 2015, with a Google Doodle of the march the civil rights leader led across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The marches were part of a movement that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.  (Photo: Courtesy of Google)Althea Gibson - Tennis legend Althea Gibson was honored with a Google Doodle for her 87th birthday. Gibson was the first person of color to win a Grand Slam, in 1956. Born in Clarendon County, South Carolina, she went on to attend Florida A&M University. She died in East Orange, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2003. (Photo: Courtesy of Google) 

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Ida B. Wells  - Google Doodles use art to acknowledge important historical figures and holidays from around the world. But a new report says the search-engine company should celebrate more people of color, especially women. Take a look at global icons of color who have been acknowledged with Doodles. –Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Legendary civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells was honored with a Google Doodle on her 153th birthday on July 16, 2015. Wells was a voice for the voiceless during dangerous times for Blacks in America. She wrote about lynchings of African-Americans during the 20th century and traveled internationally to speak out against these heinous acts, which were largely unreported. Wells died March 25, 1931, in Chicago.(Photo: Courtesy of Google)

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