Zeytun Ahmed
Articles by Zeytun Ahmed
Vanessa Nakate (1996- )
Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate activist who led Uganda’s First Fridays for Future climate strikes and founded Youth for...
June 3rd, 2021
Joseph L. Graves, Jr. (1955- )
Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a renowned geneticist and the first African American evolutionary biologist. Currently an Associate Dean for research...
June 5th, 2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (1954 – )
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist who, on March 3, 2021, was sworn in as the first woman and first...
June 5th, 2021
Nicki Minaj/Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (1982- )
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is an influential award-winning and record-breaking rapper and songwriter who has sold...
June 6th, 2021
Paul B. Cornely (1906-2002)
Paul B. Cornely is remembered today as a public health pioneer and civil rights leader whose activism contributed to the...
July 16th, 2021
Theodore Kenneth Lawless (1892-1971)
Theodore Kenneth “T.K.” Lawless, MD was an internationally-known dermatologist who helped pioneer techniques to treat syphilis and was one of...
July 21st, 2021
3) Cheraw, South Carolina (1820- )
Cheraw is a small town founded in 1820 in northern South Carolina with a population today of approximately 5,500 people....
August 9th, 2021
10) Detroit, Michigan (1701- )
Detroit, Michigan, is a large midwestern city founded in 1701 by French settlers. With a population of 664,139, Detroit is...
August 11th, 2021
David R. Williams (1954- )
David R. Williams is a distinguished social scientist and Harvard professor. He works to understand how race, social status, stress,...
December 7th, 2021