Student Historian

Jasmin Gill is an undergraduate student at Syracuse University. She is majoring in African American Studies on a pre-medicine track and will graduate in 2021. She was born in Guyana, spent most of her educational years thus far in New York and currently lives in North Carolina. She aspires to become a physician with interests includes women’s health and diet and nutrition at a community level.

Clyde Foster (1931-2017)

Clyde Foster, scientist and mathematician, was a significant figure who worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). His calculations helped launch rockets into space and throughout his career he was an advocate for African Americans in Science. Foster was born in Birmingham, Alabama … Read MoreClyde Foster (1931-2017)