by PienDiane | Jul 29, 2020 | African American History, People
Gilbert Edward Noble was a pianist, producer, professor, news anchor, television host, and documentarian. His entry into media was largely due to the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. Born in Harlem, New York on February 22, 1932 to Jamaican parents Iris...
by MikellRobert | Jul 28, 2020 | Global African History, People
Zindziswa “Zindzi” Mandela was born on December 23, 1960 in Soweto Township near the South African city of Johannesburg to former South African President Nelson and freedom fighter Winnie Mandela. On July 13, 2020, Zindzi Mandela died at a hospital in Johannesburg at...
by MikellRobert | Jul 28, 2020 | Global African History, People
Sabrina Dhowre is a Somalian-American professional model and social media personality. She was born on July 16, 1989 in New York, and grew up in Montreal, Canada. Her mother Maryam Egal was born in Somalia but now resides in British Columbia. After graduating from...
by Sarah Garat | Jul 28, 2020 | African American History, People
Dr. Michael Johnson, microbial biologist and immunobiology professor at the University of Arizona, is currently researching the efficacy of copper as an inhibitor of coronavirus’ spread and replication. Johnson was born in 1982 into a single-parent household in...
by MikellRobert | Jul 27, 2020 | African American History, People
On July 1, 2020, Harry Elam Jr. became the 16th President of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, one of the country’s top liberal arts colleges. Elam was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts and is the older brother of Guru...
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