Leonard Jeffries (1937- )

Leonard Jeffries (1937- )

by GuzmanWill | Apr 2, 2021 | African American History, People

Leonard Jeffries, Jr., university administrator, professor, and Pan-Africanist was born January 19, 1937 in Newark, New Jersey to Leola Smith Jeffries of Lynchburg, Virginia, an office secretary, and Leonard Jeffries of Akron, Ohio, a tailor at Irvington Cleaners...
Georgina Falú (1939- )

Georgina Falú (1939- )

by GuzmanWill | Apr 27, 2020 | African American History, People

Georgina Falú Pesante, university executive, community organizer, professor, and Pan-Africanist, was born on April 23, 1939 in Santurce, Puerto Rico to María Magdalena “Malen” Pesante Santana, business owner and homemaker, and Juan “Juanín” Falú Zarzuela, civil rights...
Edward A. Johnson (1860-1944)

Edward A. Johnson (1860-1944)

by SaloJessica | Jun 29, 2008 | African American History, People

Edward Austin Johnson was a businessman, historian, educator, lawyer and politician. Born enslaved in Raleigh, N.C. on November 23, 1860, his parents Columbus and Eliza Johnson, had twelve children. He was educated by Nancy Walton, a free African American woman who...