North America – Panama
Guillermo Ameer (?- )
Dr. Guillermo Ameer is the Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Biomedical engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering, Professor of...
Wilfred DeFour (1918-2018)
Wilfred DeFour was an aircraft technician and member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots and...
Billy King Solomon (1944- )
Billy King Solomon is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. Born November 16, 1944 in Oakwood, Freestone County, Texas, he attended Prairie View...
Muriel E. Poston (1950- )
Muriel E. Poston is an accomplished botanist and dedicated educator working to increase underrepresented populations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Her extensive science career crosses...
James Williams (1825- ?)
James Williams, a fugitive from slavery and the author of the only known full-length slave narrative published independently (in California),...
William D. Clarke, Sr. (1941- )
Ambassador William Davis Clarke was born in 1941. Currently, he is retired and resides with his wife, Katsuko M. Clarke,...
Bisa Williams (1954- )
Ambassador Bisa Williams was a career member of the Foreign Service of the United States Department of State. She was...
Teddy B. Taylor (1953- )
Born in Washington, D.C. in 1953, Teddy Bernard Taylor graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Florida A&M...
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...
