by MikkelsenJrEdward | Aug 31, 2015 | Global African History, Perspectives
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly describes the history of the more than one hundred and forty black women and men who have led diplomatic delegations as U.S. Ambassadors...
by MikkelsenJrEdward | Aug 24, 2015 | African American History, People
Cindy Lou Courville is an American diplomat and expert on Africa. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Earnest and Mar Courville in 1954, she grew up attending segregated schools until the eighth grade when she was among the first groups of African American children who...
by MikkelsenJrEdward | Aug 24, 2015 | African American History, People
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Pierre-Richard Prosper is an attorney and diplomat who turned his passion for the rule of law into a global pursuit for justice for victims of the worst crimes of humanity, and accountability for the perpetrators of those...
by ArnoldLaurie | Aug 24, 2015 | African American History, Businesses and Institutions
Hosanna School Class Photo, 1894 “Image Courtesy of Hosanna School Museum” Founded in 1867 in Harford County, Maryland, the Hosanna School, also known as the Berkley School, was created two years following the establishment of the U.S. Freedman’s Bureau that was...
by WaltonPeter | Aug 24, 2015 | African American History, People
John Wendell Thompson served as Chair of the Board of the Microsoft Corporation for seven years from 2014 to 2021. Born April 24, 1949, to working-class parents in Fort Dix, New Jersey, John Wendell Thompson climbed the high-tech world’s business ranks from entry...
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