Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria before and after Nigerian independence from Great Britain in 1960. Born in December of 1912 in Bauchi in Northern Nigeria, Balewa’s father, Mallam Yakubu, was a minor official in the Native Authority, part of … Read More … Read MoreSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966)
James Beckwourth Little is known about exploration by people from Africa to other parts of the world, whether on and off the continent. If “African Explorers” is Googled, up comes information about European and Arab explorers to and in Africa. If “Black Explorers” is Googled, … Read More … Read MoreExploration and Travel
Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for … Read More … Read MoreTerence A. Todman (1926-2014)
On June 26, 2015, President Obama delivered the eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston’s campus. Here is the text of the speech. Giving all praise and honor to God. The Bible calls us to hope, to persevere … Read More … Read More(2015) President Barack Obama’s Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney
Image Ownership: Public Domain David Augustus Straker, author, lawyer, and politician, was born and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, where he achieved success as a teacher and principal at St. Mary’s Public School. In 1868, he moved to Kentucky, where he taught at a freedman’s school … Read More … Read MoreDavid Augustus Straker (1842-1908)
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, the founder of the Church of God In Christ, was born September 8, 1866 near Memphis, Tennessee. His parents Jerry and Eliza Mason were ex-slaves. When Charles was twelve years old his family moved to Plumerville, Arkansas due to a Yellow-Fever … Read More … Read MoreCharles Harrison Mason (1866-1961)
Jonathan Jasper Wright, the first African American to serve on a state Supreme Court, was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Susquehanna County in the northeastern corner of the state. In 1858, Wright traveled to Ithaca, New York where he enrolled … Read More … Read MoreJonathan J. Wright (1840-1885)
The sole child of immigrants from the Barbados, Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was born June 8, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Haynes attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude in 1952, and then earned a law degree at Yale University four years later. … Read More … Read MoreUlric St. Clair Haynes Jr. (1931- )
On June 4, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a major speech addressing the relationship between the United States and the Muslim World at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt. The text of the speech appears below. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I am honored … Read More … Read More(2009) Barack Obama, “A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World”
No. 93-1841. Argued January 17, 1995 Decided June 12, 1995 Most federal agency contracts must contain a subcontractor compensation clause, which gives a prime contractor a financial incentive to hire subcontractors certified as small businesses controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and requires the … Read More … Read More(1995) Adarand Constructors, Inc., v. Pena
