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Lucy Diggs Slowe (1883-1937)
Lucy Diggs Slowe was a trailblazer as an academic and athlete. In 1922, she was the first African American woman...
Clarice Evone Salone Phelps (1981- )
Clarice Evone Salone Phelps, a nuclear chemist was part of the research team responsible for the discovery of a new...
Yamiche Léone Alcindor (1986- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yamiche Léone Alcindor Cline has quickly become one of the most prominent African American journalists in the nation. Of Haïtien...
Adele Darlene Allen (1953- )
Physician, concert pianist, and conductor, Adele Darlene Allen was born March 19, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, to Oscar Clement...
Sylvia Yvonne Cyrus (1955- )
Sylvia Yvonne Cyrus, Executive Director of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), was born...
Lulu Merle Johnson (1907-1995)
Lulu Merle Johnson was pioneer in education and the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state...
Jamila Taylor (1975- )
Jamila Taylor represents Washington State’s 30th Legislative District, which includes the cities of Federal Way, Des Moines, Auburn, Algona, Pacific, and Milton, as well as unincorporated...
Nikema Williams (1978- )
Nikema Williams is the first Black chairwoman of the Georgia Democratic Party, a former state senator, and the first woman...
Juliana (Wiggins) Stratton (1965- )
Juliana (Wiggins) Stratton is a lawyer and politician serving as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Stratton was born on...
