by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 15, 2024 | African American History, People
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s first African American Mayor, Cavalier Johnson was born in the city on November 5, 1986, to Denise Hardwick-Townsend. Additional information about his father, who was a Milwaukee Public Schools janitor, was not available during this...
by FikesRobert | Dec 5, 2023 | African American History, People
Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston is a baseball manager, coach, and outfielder. He became the first African American baseball manager to win the World Series when the Toronto Blue Jays won in 1992. Clarence Gaston was born to Sammy Gaston and Gertrude Coley on March 17,...
by | Aug 11, 2023 | African American History, People
Steven Anthony Davis was a prominent business leader, a former chairman, and CEO of Bob Evans Farms Inc. from 2006 until 2014. Davis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Dolores and Henry Joseph Davis on June 8, 1958. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-...
by divimachine | Feb 10, 2023 | African American History
Kourtney Gibson is an American entrepreneur and currently Senior Executive Vice President at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). Prior to joining TIAA, she was Executive Vice Chairman of Loop Capital, a private investment banking firm....
by MikellRobert | Jan 28, 2023 | African American History, People
Sister Thea Bowman was a Catholic Franciscan nun, evangelist, and educator known for introducing culturally inclusive practices into the Catholic liturgy. Her contributions were so significant that she is being considered for sainthood. Thea Bowman was born Bertha...
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