Africa – Morocco
Camille Billops (1933-2019)
Camille J. Billops, artist, filmmaker, archivist, and professor, was born on August 12, 1933, in Los Angeles. Her parents were...
Kenton Wesley Keith (1939- )
On May 26, 1992, career diplomat Kenton Wesley Keith was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as U.S....
Dwight L. Bush (1957 – )
Ambassador Dwight Bush had a 35 year career in finance and corporate management before he became a U.S. diplomat. He...
Tulinabo Salama Mushingi (1957 – )
Dr. Tulinabo S. Mushingi was the U.S. Ambassador to the West African nation of Burkina Faso. After nomination by President...
Samuel Clifford Adams Jr. (1920-2001)
Samuel Clifford Adams, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Niger was born in Waco, Texas on August 15, 1920, to Samuel Clifford...
Rabat, Morocco (10th century- )
Rabat is the capital of Morocco and is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou...
Emmanuel Francis Joseph (1900–1979)
“Image Ownership: Oakland Public Library & African American Museum” Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph was the first professional African American photographer...
José Prudencio Padilla Lopez (1784-1828)
Born March 19, 1784 in the northern coastal territory of La Guajira, Colombia, José Padilla is recognized as one of...
African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record
Following the introduction of cattle into the Caribbean in 1493, during Christopher Columbus’s second voyage, cattle ranching proliferated along a...
