Edwin Clarence Joseph Turpin Howard
Edwin Clarence Joseph Turpin Howard was the first African-American graduate of Harvard Medical College and also one of the founding members of the oldest African-American...
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Haki Madhubut
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Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly known as Don L. Lee, is an African-American poet, author, and educator. He was born on February 23, 1942, in Little...
CHANCELLOR J. WILLIAMS
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Prominent in the pantheon of Afrocentric scholars is Chancellor James Williams, the son of a former slave, born on December 22, 1898, in Bennettsville, South...
Marcella Nunez
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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...
Dr. John Morton-Finney
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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...
Daisy Nelson Moore
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Daisy Nelson Moore, a prominent figure in the history of civil rights and education, was a dedicated teacher and activist who played a pivotal role...
Joseph L. Graves, Jr
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Joseph L. Graves, Jr., is an expert in evolutionary genetics who has studied the process of aging through the reproduction of fruit flies. Another of...
William Augustus Hinton
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William A. Hinton was born on December 15, 1883, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents had both been enslaved. He entered Harvard College in 1902 and...
Mabel Byrd
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Mabel Byrd, a trailblazing figure in the history of education, made significant strides as the first African American student to enroll at the University of...
Vanessa Northington Gamble
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Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., is a University Professor of Medical Humanities at George Washington University. She is the first woman and first African American...