Everett Blair Ward, former President of St. Augustine’s University and National President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was born on November 6, 1958, at St. Agnes Hospital on the campus of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, to William Henry Ward, a businessman, and … Read MoreEverett Blair Ward (1959- )
George Leon Netterville, the controversial president of Southern University, was born in the Ascencion Parish section of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 16, 1906. In his youth, he attended the local segregated schools. He received his BA in education from Southern University in 1932 and his … Read MoreGeorge Leon Netterville Jr. (1906-2000)
On January 1, 2020, Dr. Antoine J. (Tony) Allen Sr. became the 12th President of historically Black Delaware State University in its 129-year history. The son of a Lamar Allen, Jr., who never completed the 11th grade and a mother who raised him as a … Read MoreTony Allen (1970- )
Antoine M. Garibaldi is currently Grand Sire Archon (Chairman) of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest predominantly Black Greek-letter organization in the world. He began his term on August 22, 2022. Prior to that he served as the University of Detroit Mercy’s 25th President from … Read MoreAntoine M. Garibaldi (1950- )
On July 1, 2020, Harry Elam Jr. became the 16th President of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, one of the country’s top liberal arts colleges. Elam was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts and is the older brother of Guru (1968-2010), founder … Read MoreHarry J. Elam Jr. (1957- )
Image Ownership: Public Domain William Tecumseh Vernon was an African Methodist Episcopal bishop, educator, and university administrator who was born in Lebanon, Missouri on July 11, 1871. His parents were Rev. Adam Vernon, a former slave, and Margaret (née Hooker) Vernon. He attended Lincoln University … Read MoreWilliam Tecumseh Vernon (1871-1944)
