Bethune

American  

[buh-thyoon, -thoon] / bəˈθyun, -ˈθun /

noun

1. Mary McLeod 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil rights leader.

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Example Sentences

But the bond market has switched gears and looks like it would react negatively to that prospect, pushing long-term rates higher if the Fed cuts aggressively, said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

One February afternoon I told my social-studies teacher that King wasn’t a real hero—that he was weak—and that Black History Month should focus on someone else, like Mary McLeod Bethune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Later at Mary McCloud Bethune Junior High, he fell in with a group of kids who included Raymond Washington, who went on to form the Crips with Stanley “Tookie” Williams, another South L.A. native.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

He also expanded his burgeoning watch collection, reportedly buying pieces by Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, De Bethune and F.P.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

At Bethune, the colored high school he went to, all the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders—about twenty of them—were housed in the same little room near the entrance.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger