United States – New Hampshire
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...
Claudine Gay (1970-)
On December 17, 2022, Dr. Claudine Gay was appointed president of Harvard University. She became the first Black president in...
Emery Neal Brown (1956- )
Emery Neal Brown is one of a small number of African American scientists who came to prominence near the start...
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona (1967- )
Luis Abinader, the 54th and current president of the Dominican Republic, was born in Santo Domingo on July 12, 1967....
Samia Suluhu Hassan (1960- )
On March 19, 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s president following the death of President John Magufuli from heart failure...
Robin D. G. Kelley (1962- )
Robin Davis Gibran Kelley is an educator, historian, and author. Kelley was born on March 14, 1962, in New York...
Donovan Mitchell Jr. (1996- )
Donovan Mitchell Jr. is a basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mitchell...
William Durrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. (1993- )
William Durrell “Bubba” Wallace is only the second person of African descent to win a NASCAR race but he is...
Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817)
Wentworth Cheswell was a teacher, auditor, assessor, selectman, and Justice of the Peace in New Hampshire. When he was elected...
