by Fearn-BanksKathleen | Jun 30, 2016 | African American History, People
Bonnie Watson Coleman has served as the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District since January 3, 2015. The 12th District includes Princeton University and major parts of the Middlesex and Mercer Counties. Coleman is the first African...
by Fearn-BanksKathleen | Jun 30, 2016 | African American History, People
William Cowan, known to most as “Mo” Cowan, served in the United States Senate as a Democrat from February 1 to July 16 in 2013, representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick, a fellow Democrat, appointed Cowan on January 30th, 2013 to fill...
by SummersMartin | Jun 30, 2016 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is a cooperative organization of musicians that became the leading influence on musical genre of free jazz. It is a non-profit organization founded in May of 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, by Muhal Richard...
by SgambelluriSabrianna | Jun 30, 2016 | African American History, People
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Multi-talented Noah Griffin Jr. has had a many-faceted career: historian, writer, newspaper columnist, radio and television talk show host, law editor, press secretary, campaign manager, lyricist, and vocalist. Griffin was...
by MikellRobert | Jun 30, 2016 | African American History, People
Ann Gregory was a pioneering African American female golfer. Born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on July 25, 1912, Gregory was the middle child of five born to Henry and Myra Moore. Her parents died in a car accident when she was four, and their former employer, a white...
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