Robert A. Wood is a diplomat who has spent his career in public affairs, helping to shape the image of the United States, and in roles that guide the country’s relations with multilateral organizations. Wood received his bachelor’s degree from the City University of New … Read More … Read MoreRobert A. Wood (ca. 1966- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Listed below are three types of resources on African American and Global African history that can be used in the classroom or at home during the remainder of the pandemic, that is, until a vaccine is found and distributed. The first section is a … Read More … Read MoreCOVID-19: Educational Resources During the Pandemic
Charles Frederick McDew was a civil rights and community activist, teacher, labor organizer, and one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) where he worked towards increasing black voter registration and racial desegregation. McDew was born on June 23, 1938, in Massillon, Ohio to Eva McDew, a nurse, and James McDew, … Read More … Read MoreCharles Frederick McDew (1938-2018)
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
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)
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)
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- )
