[…] His research focus was 18th century British Literature. Two years later, in 1944, he was named a full professor in the English department at Howard University. Davis remained at Howard until his retirement in 1980. During his tenure there, he supervised the first Ph.D. […] … Read MoreArthur Paul Davis (1904-1996)
[…] His parents were Will E. Jones and Flora Williams. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky when he was two and to Detroit, Michigan when he was 13. Williams learned to play the saxophone after his mother gave him one as a Christmas gift […] … Read MorePaul “Hucklebuck” Williams (1915-2002)
Tatiana Rusesabagina, best known for helping her husband Paul Rusesabagina in protecting 1,268 refugees in the Hotel des Milles Collines during the Rwandan genocide, was born as Tatiana Mukangamije on October 24, 1958 in Butare, Rwanda into a Tutsi family. She studied to become a nurse in the Rwandan city of […] … Read MoreTatiana Rusesabagina (1958- )
[…] Paul Central High School in 2001 and got a job working for the Saint Paul Public School District from 2002 until his death. Castile took an interest in the field of nutrition and started his career as a nutrition services assistant at Chelsea Heights […] … Read MorePhilando Divall Castile (1983-2016)
[…] went to a missionary school in central Rwanda and attended the Faculty of Theology in Cameroon. In 1984, he became the assistant manager of the luxury Hotel des Mille Collines in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. In 1993, he was made general manager of the luxury Diplomat Hotel, also in Kigali. […] … Read MorePaul Rusesabagina (1954- )
In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s passing on December 5, 2013, tributes came forth from around the world and more than 100 heads of state attended his memorial service in South Africa. One such tribute, a eulogy to Madiba (his clan name), was paid […] … Read MoreI Remember Madiba: Paul Suzman Eulogizes Nelson Mandela
[…] 1964 he was chosen as the Artistic Director for Seattle’s Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), where he worked with at-risk youth in developing music and art skills. Dusenbury then earned his Masters of Education degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1971. He also became an adjunct professor of African American cultural traditions at Seattle Pacific University and later taught in the Theater Department of Principia College, Elsah, Illinois from 1974 to 1976. Returning to Seattle later that year, he taught art at all levels in Seattle Public Schools for over 20 years. Paul Dusenbury developed his impressionistic painting style depicting atmospheric vistas of Puget Sound waters and landscapes. He also created a system of overlapping projected art slides which he called Lightscapes. These often accompanied his avant-garde performances. His career in music took off when he played flute and piano with Seattle area bands. Dusenbury collaborated with Milt Simons in developing the quartet Jasis, to produce the internationally recognized LP album “Jasis: Spontaneous Improvisation,” which is still in circulation. In 1968, Dusenbury pioneered the Central Area School of Performing Arts (CASPA) in Seattle with colleague Milt Simons. They arranged numerous regional performances incorporating dance, poetry, music, theatrical pieces, and visual art. His one-man art shows were held at the Windows Gallery, 360>Fine Art, ArtsWest, AIA Gallery, Security Pacific Gallery, and the Pacific Arts Center. A joint show with the artist Jacob Lawrence was […] … Read MorePaul R. Dusenbury (1935-1998)
[…] a supporter of George William Gordon, an Afro-Jamaican politician and fellow landowner and Baptist. In 1854 Gordon made the 32-year-old Bogle a deacon. Bogle, in turn, built a chapel in Stony Gut which held religious and political meetings. Officially Jamaican slavery ended in 1833 […] … Read MorePaul Bogle (1822-1865)
[…] met comedian Richard Pryor in 1968, and the two relocated to Hollywood together, joining the Second City comedy troupe. He made his debut as a standup comic in 1970 at a Beverly Hills club called Ye Little Club, owned by Joan Rivers, and he […] … Read MorePaul (Mooney) Gladney (1941-2021)
[…] dictator Idi Amin Dada. In 1986, the NRA overthrew Amin and Museveni became President. He appointed Kagame Staff Chief of the Army deputy director of the Defense Intelligence of Uganda. In 1990, after he attended a U.S. military training camp in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Kagame […] … Read MorePaul Kagame (1957- )
