Lillie May Carroll Jackson
Lillie May Carroll Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader in Baltimore, served as president of the city’s NAACP chapter for 35 years, earning the title...
Author : joe bodego
Prathia Hall Wynn
02213
Prathia Laura Ann Hall Wynn (January 1, 1940 – August 12, 2002) was an influential American civil rights activist, womanist theologian, ethicist, preacher, and educator. She...
Marcella Nunez
01535
Marcella Nunez is a physician and associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine. Most recently she was appointed by President-Elect Joe...
Madeline M. Turner
04589
Madeline M. Turner is the inventor of Turner’s Fruit Press (the original blueprint/ design on which all modern juicers are based). The machine engineered by...
Dr. John Morton-Finney
01538
Dr. John Morton-Finney was an accomplished lawyer, civil rights activist, and academic who accumulated eleven degrees over the course of his life. Born in Kentucky...
Gardner Calvin Taylor
02192
Gardner Taylor was a civil rights advocate, social change agent, prominent minister, and leader within the National Baptist Convention. Taylor became known as “the dean...
Tina Turner
01606
Tina Turner is a name that needs no introduction. The American singer, songwriter, and actress has cemented her place in the music industry as one...
Dr. Herman Branson
03246
Known for discovering the Alpha Helix, a common protein structure, Dr. Herman Branson was a pioneer in biophysics. Born on August 14, 1914, in Pocahontas,...
Henry Lee Moon
01842
Henry Lee Moon helped to define the civil rights agenda of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) during the post-World War...
Herbert Hill
01795
Herbert Hill was born on January 24, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in the public school system of the city and attended...