Fraternities-Omega Psi Phi
Rodney J. Reed (1932- )
Educator Rodney J. Reed was born on May 16, 1932, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Edgar Joseph and Ursula Desvignes...
Wesley “Wes” Coleman (1950- )
Wesley Coleman, corporate leader and Past Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, was born on March 12, 1950,...
William Conan Davis (1926-2022)
Scientist, inventor, and activist William Conan Davis, the first African American to earn a doctorate from the University of Idaho,...
George Carroll (1922-2016)
George Carroll made history in 1964, as the first African American to be elected mayor of Richmond, California which made...
M.W. “Teedy” Thornhill Jr. (1921-2016)
M.W. “Teddy” Thornhill Jr., a civil rights activist and first African American mayor of Lynchburg, Virginia, was born Murrell Warren...
Berkley Square Housing Project, Las Vegas (1953-)
The Berkley Square Housing Project, opened in 1953 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a historically significant project for African Americans...
Claude William Black Jr. (1916-2009)
Claude William Black Jr. was one of the most important advocates for civil rights and social justice in San Antonio,...
John Thomas Salley (1964-)
John Thomas Salley is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star, television and motion picture actor, and a major...
Charles F. Booker (1923- )
Charles F. Booker is an Army veteran, civil servant, and community activist who fought against racially discriminatory schools in Plainfield,...
