by Natelie Windsor | May 31, 2019 | African American History, People
Pauline Elizabeth Short Robinson, a long-time educator, was the first black librarian to be hired in Denver, Colorado. Born on January 31, 1915 in Gay, Oklahoma, Robinson’s family emphasized the importance of education at a young age. Her grandfather taught her how to...
by BlackPastAdmin | May 30, 2019 | Global African History, Primary Documents
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Declaration of Biafra Fellow countrymen and women, you, the people of Eastern Nigeria: Conscious of the supreme authority of Almighty God over all mankind, of your duty to yourselves and posterity; Aware that you can no longer be protected...
by NielsenEuellA. | May 30, 2019 | African American History, People
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 Greek-lettered organization, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. The five other founders were Henry Minton,...
by Cassie Selle | May 30, 2019 | African American History, People
Debra Jean Entenman, a public servant and community activist, became one of five African American women elected as a representative in the Washington State legislature. She was born on November 27, 1961 in Seattle, Washington to Gertrude Rivers, a school teacher in...
by Mariama Sidibe | May 27, 2019 | African American History, People
Educator and politician Lansiné Kaba was born in 1941 in the city of Kankan, Guinea when Guinea was still under French colonial rule. In Guinea, he was educated through the traditional Education system as well as Muslim teachers. He moved to France in 1956 where he...
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