United States – Iowa
Connie Hawkins (1942-2017)
Six-foot-eight NBA Superstar legend Connie Hawkins, one of the first basketball players capable of swooping and soaring in flights to...
Edna May Griffin (1909-2000)
Edna May Griffin, often referred to as ‘the Rosa Parks of Iowa,’ was a prominent American civil rights pioneer in...
Katz Drugstore Sit-In Protests, Des Moines (1948-1949)
The Katz Drugstore Protests in Des Moines, Iowa, began on July 7, 1948, when Edna May Griffin, John Bibbs, Leonard...
Frank Charles Coleman (1890-1967)
Frank Charles Coleman was an American physicist who co-founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, one of the oldest African American Greek...
Evan Dale Abel (1963 -)
Evan Dale Abel, a pioneering endocrinologist, and advocate for more Black men being accepted into medical school, was born in...
Francois M. Abboud (1931- )
Dr. Francois M. Abboud has a number of titles. He is Professor of Internal Medicine and of Molecular Physiology and...
Nick Aaron Ford (1904-1982)
Nick Aaron Ford, critic, pedagogic, and activist, was born on August 4, 1904, in Ridgeway (part of Columbia), South Carolina,...
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School (1901- )
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility located on the south...
Dasia Taylor (2004- ) [Children’s Edition]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Who are they: Dasia Taylor...
