Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the secretary to lead the National Youth Association (NYA). She started a private school for African-American students which later became Bethune-Cookman University.
From Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black university she established in Florida, to her founding of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), to her work in the federal government, Bethune has left a lasting heritage of goodwill and courage to inspire the next generation.
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Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida 13-7 Tuesday, completing a historic week in which the SWAC Wildcats beat two ranked SEC programs on their home fields in seven days.
Bethune-Cookman has pulled two of the biggest upsets of the college baseball season the last two weeks.