Christine Darden
NASA engineer Christine Darden is often asked which movie star played her in the motion picture “Hidden Figures,” the film about African American women who...
Category : Education
Melba Roy Mouton
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Mouton was born in Fairfax, Virginia to Rhodie and Edna Chloe. She graduated from Howard University in 1950 with a master’s degree in mathematics. She...
Clarence “Skip” Ellis
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Clarence “Skip” Ellis is the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in computer science. Although he was introduced to computers by accident, he developed...
Walter Samuel McAfee
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Walter Samuel McAfee, theoretical physicist, professor, and civil servant was born in Ore City, Texas to Susie and Luther McAfee on September 2, 1914. His...
Dr. Joy DeGruy
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Dr. Joy DeGruy is a renowned researcher, educator, and author who has made significant contributions to the field of social work and psychology. She is...
Dr. Amos N. Wilson
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Dr. Amos N. Wilson (February 23, 1941 – January 14, 1995) was an African-American theoretical psychologist, social theorist, Pan-African thinker, scholar, and author. Born in...
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz was a classroom teacher who devoted her entire life to education. She also served as the first Black woman president of the...
Autherine Lucy
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Born on October 5, 1929, in Shiloh, Alabama, Autherine Lucy was one of ten children in a family of farmers. Despite this modest background, Lucy...
The National Bar Association
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The National Bar Association (NBA) was founded on August 1, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa by 120 lawyers to give voice to black attorneys who...
Wentworth Cheswell
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Wentworth Cheswell (11 April 1746 – 8 March 1817) was an African-American teacher, coroner, scrivener, assessor, auditor, moderator, selectman and Justice Of The Peace. He was the only...