u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids

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Highlights:

Her real name is Miltona Mirkin Cade. She went by 'Toni' since the age of 6 and later added Bambara to her name because she found the surname amongst her great grandmother's papers.

Toni was a writer, author, screenwriter and activist.

Most notable works include: 'The Black Woman', 'Tales and Stories for Black Folk', 'The Sea Birds Are Still Alive', 'Gorilla, My Love' a screenplay, 'Zora' and 'The Salt Eaters'.

Toni died from colon cancer in 1995. The following year Toni Morrison posthumously published Bambara’s "Deep Sightings and Rescue Mission" 

"The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible" - Toni Cade Bambara

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Highlights:

Her mom was killed by 3 white men when she was an infant in Huttih, Arkansas. Her father had to leave her with friends and flee.

Daisy later got married and started The Arkansas Press, with her husband. It was integral to the Arkansas Black community, using the paper to advocate for civil rights and track important court cases (BvBOE, etc).

Her work with the NAACP, National Council of Negro Women and the newspaper were instrumental in helping the Little Rock Nine. Daisy later joined the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and helped with the Civil Rights Movement.

Daisy Lee Gatson Bates died of a heart attack in Little Rock on November 4, 1999. She was the first African American to rest in state in the Arkansas State Capitol Building.  The Congressional Gold Medal was posthumously awarded to her by President Bill Clinton, and a documentary entitled “Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock” aired on PBS in February of 2012.