Occupation -Educator -Administration
Hubert Maga (1916-2000)
Hubert Maga was the first president of Dahomey (Benin). He was born on August 10, 1916 in Parakou a city...
Graca Machel (1945- )
Graca Simbine Machel is a former freedom fighter, prominent educator, philanthropist, and the only woman in modern times to be...
Makola Mjasiri Abdullah (1969- )
Internationally renowned academic administrator and engineer Makola Mjasiri Abdullah was born Makola Packard on June 22, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois,...
Madeline Gayle “Asali” Dickson (1948- )
M. Gayle Dickson, also known as Asali, was the only woman graphic artist for the Black Panther Party Newspaper between...
John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923)
John Wesley Gilbert was and educator, a missionary, and the first African American archaeologist. He was also the first graduate...
James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey (1875-1927)
Inarguably, one of the leading figures in African and African American history is Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey, known as...
Donnis Hazel Thompson (1933-2009)
Dr. Donnis Hazel Thompson was an athlete, coach, University of Hawaii Women’s Athletic Director, State of Hawaii Department of Education...
Harrison B. Wilson Jr. (1925-2019)
Esteemed educator, legendary basketball coach, and successful university president, Harrison Wilson Jr. was born on April 21, 1925, in Amsterdam,...
Ewart Guinier (1910-1990)
Ewart Guinier, labor activist, and political candidate, was the first chairman of Harvard University’s Afro-American Studies Department. Born in Panama...
