by FikesRobert | Oct 31, 2016 | African American History, People
Richard Kevin Sherman is currently playing football with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Stanford University both as a wide receiver and as a cornerback, and he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft....
by MahoneyEleanor | Oct 30, 2016 | African American History, People
Dr. Charles Victor Roman was an author, physician, historian, medical school professor, and civil rights activist. He was also the first physician of African ancestry from North America to receive training in both ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Roman was born on...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Oct 27, 2016 | African American History, Perspectives
In the 1971 Woody Allen film, “Bananas,” a fellow employee asks Allen’s character, “What would you have been if you finished school?” Allen’s character answers, “I was in the black studies program. By now I could have been black.” Allen’s attempted humorous jab at...
by FikesRobert | Oct 25, 2016 | African American History, Events
Igbo Landing is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. In 1803 one of the largest mass suicides of enslaved people took place when Igbo captives from what is now Nigeria were taken to the Georgia coast. In May 1803, the Igbo and...
by FikesRobert | Oct 25, 2016 | African American History, People
Rahsaan Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. Kirk was born Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, on August 7, 1935. He grew up in a neighborhood in Columbus called Flytown. Kirk was...
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