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Pamela Sutton-Wallace (1969-)

Pamela Sutton-Wallace is a healthcare executive. In 2022 she was appointed COO of Yale New Haven Health, Connecticut’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system. Wallace was born in September 1969. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and African American Studies from … Read MorePamela Sutton-Wallace (1969-)

Posted on August 11, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History

Claudia Lynn Thomas (1950-)

Claudia Lynn Thomas is an orthopedic surgeon, civil rights activist, and change agent. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1950 and raised in Queens, New York. She studied classical ballet with Bernice Johnson at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center in Queens. Thomas … Read MoreClaudia Lynn Thomas (1950-)

Posted on August 11, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History

Gregory Gardner (1950-)

Opera singer Gregory Gardner was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 31, 1950, to Earl Gardner, a singer from Aliceville, Alabama, and Dorothy Davis Gardner, a soprano and piano player from Norfolk; he had eight siblings. Gregory’s early education began at Titustown Elementary School in … Read MoreGregory Gardner (1950-)

Posted on August 10, 2023August 15, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
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Paul Timothy Roberts Sr. (1945- )

Paul Timothy Roberts Sr., an academic fellow of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Celigny, Switzerland, and an activist. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in the United Methodist Church in Bradenton, Florida. He graduated from Southeast High School in the city … Read MorePaul Timothy Roberts Sr. (1945- )

Posted on August 10, 2023August 12, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History

George Alfred Strait, III (1945-)

George Alfred Strait, III, an award-winning journalist, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1945. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Boston University in 1967 and earned a Master of Science in Biochemical Genetics from Atlanta University in Georgia in 1969. He is … Read MoreGeorge Alfred Strait, III (1945-)

Posted on August 10, 2023August 12, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
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Ben Hardy (1921-1994)

Custom motorcycle builder Ben Hardy was born Benjamin F. Hardy on July 25, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. However, historical data regarding his family, upbringing, and obituary have yet to be recovered from the annals of time. After World War II, as the United States … Read MoreBen Hardy (1921-1994)

Posted on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History

Belford Vance Lawson Jr (1901-1985)

Belford Vance Lawson Jr. was the first African American to win a Supreme Court case. Born on July 9th, 1901, in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawson attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He played for the university football team and was only the school’s … Read MoreBelford Vance Lawson Jr (1901-1985)

Posted on August 10, 2023September 1, 2023by contributed by: Samuel Momodu
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William Dorsey Swann (1858-1954)

Queenie Swann, as he was honored by his peers, is one of the first known Black cross-dressers and LGBTQIA activists. He was born William Dorsey Swann in slavery in 1858 and was the property of Ann Murray on her plantation in Hancock, Maryland. This location … Read MoreWilliam Dorsey Swann (1858-1954)

Posted on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
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Patricia Ann Blackmon (1950-)

Patricia Ann Blackmon is a Cleveland, OH prosecutor and former judge. Blackmon was born in 1950 in Oxford, Mississippi, and was the sixth child of 11. Blackmon attended the segregated Rowan Junior School in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from Lanier High School in 1968. During … Read MorePatricia Ann Blackmon (1950-)

Posted on August 10, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History

Jessie Maple Patton (1937-2023)

Jessie Maple Patton, a pioneer for African American women in the film industry, was born on February 14, 1937, in McComb, Mississippi. There were 11 children in the Maple family, including Sisters: Lorrain Maple Crosby, Peggy Maple Lincoln, Debbie Maple Reed, Camilla Maple Clarke Doremus, … Read MoreJessie Maple Patton (1937-2023)

Posted on August 10, 2023by contributed by: Otis Alexander
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