[…] establish a wartime Alpha chapter, at Fort Benning, Georgia, that at one point comprised 65 men. Newsom married Alpha Kappa Alpha member Jane Maxine Emerson on June 17, 1946, and the couple had one daughter, Jacqueline Newsom Peters. He then returned to Lincoln University […] … Read MoreLionel Hodge Newsom (1919-1991)
[…] trajectories for Project Mercury and Apollo 11 in the 1960s. In doing so, it documented the careers and contributions of Katherine Johnson, Mary Winston Jackson, and Vaughan who is portrayed by Octavia Spencer in the film. teacher mathematical engineer Missouri West Virginia Wilberforce University […] … Read MoreDorothy Johnson Vaughan (1910-2008)
[…] Americans in fields such as politics, the military, medicine, arts, entertainment, and sports. Awardees include W. E. B. DuBois, George Washington Carver, Mary McLeod Bethune, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Ralph Bunche, Jackie Robinson, Duke Ellington, Colin Powell, and Sidney […] … Read MoreThe Spingarn Medal (1915- )
Dean P. Baquet is primarily known as a Pulitzer Prize winner in journalism and the first African American executive editor of the New York Times. Baquet was born on September 21, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana, into a middle class family which included four other … Read More … Read MoreDean P. Baquet (1956- )
[…] Y.G. Aldolph Robert “Young Dolph” Thornton Jr, Calvin Cordozar “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr, NeShawn Brown “Compton AV” McCuien, and Timothy Cornell “Mozzy” Patterson. Some of Cohran popular songs released during his career included “Piru,” “Goapele,” “Fake Shit,” “Straight Up Bompton,” “Brackin Thru the Ghetto,” […] … Read MoreSlim 400/ Vincent Cohran (1988-2021)
[…] member. Her first play was “A Hand is On the Gate.” She moved on to television in 1974 in the Autobiography of Jane Pittman. Throughout her career, Sutton appeared in over one hundred films and television shows, including playing a policewoman in The Pelican […] … Read MoreCarol Sutton (1944-2020)
[…] at Golden Gate University Law School in San Francisco. Beaver married Fanny May Ansley in 1938 and the couple had three children, Jane, Jeffrey, and Jonathan. A fourth child, James Michael Beaver, died of tuberculosis in infancy. Jefferson Beaver was known for his civil […] … Read MoreJefferson A. Beaver (1908-1991)
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean is an rapper, musician and actor. Jean was born on October 17, 1969, in a hut with no electricity, in Croix-des-Bouquest, Haiti. His parents, Nazarene Pastor Gesner and mother Yolanda immigrated to the United States, and in 1978, Jean and his … Read More … Read MoreNel Ust Wyclef Jean (1969- )
Roberta Byrd Barr was an African American educator, civil rights leader, actress, librarian, and television personality. She was a talented, multifaceted personality with a calm presence, thoughtful demeanor, and a darkly melodious voice which served her well in the many roles she played in the Seattle, … Read More … Read MoreRoberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993)
[…] His last public performance was in 2002 when he sang “Someday We’ll Be Together” on a Public Broadcasting Service television special with Mary Wilson of The Supremes. John William “Johnny” Bristol, Sr. died on March 21, 2004, at 65 at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston […] … Read MoreJohnny Bristol (1939-2004)
