Sherman James
African American epidemiologist and health researcher Sherman James is known for his concept of “John Henryism,” which attributes the premature deaths of African Americans to...
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Frederick Stephen Humphries
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Frederick Stephen Humphries served as president of two historically black colleges – Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1974 and 1985, and Florida A&M...
Sekazi K. Mtingwa
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Research physicist and physics professor Sekazi K. Mtingwa was born on October 20, 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia. After receiving his B.S. degrees in physics and...
Dr. Olajide Williams
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Dr. Olajide Williams, MD, MS is a Professor and Chief of Staff of the Department of Neurology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians...
Dr. Dorceta Taylor
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Dr. Dorceta Taylor is a professor at the Yale School for the Environment. Prior to that, she was a professor of environmental sociology at the...
Dr. Luther Hilton Foster Jr.
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Dr. Luther Hilton Foster Jr. was born March 21, 1913, on the campus of St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, VA., where his father was an...
Barbara E. Pope
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Barbara E. Pope, a prominent figure in American history, was born free in January 1854 to Hannah and Alfred Pope, former slaves who had gained...
Karen Elizabeth Nelson
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Scientist Karen Elizabeth Nelson was born in Jamaica in 1950 and migrated to the United States in the 1970s. She received a Bachelor of Science...
Craig E. Cameron
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Craig E. Cameron is the Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a...
EVELYNN M. HAMMONDS
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Evelynn M. Hammonds is an esteemed scholar and academic leader, known for her significant contributions to the fields of history of science, African American studies,...