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Johnnie E. Wilson (1944- )
Johnnie Wilson is a retired Four-Star United States Army General. His generous service to the Ordnance Corps led to him being...
James M. Evans (1962- )
James M. Evans, a politician and business owner, was the first African American chairman of the Utah Republican Party. He...
Fordie Ross (1914–2014)
Image Courtesy of Madeline Crowley Seattle businessman and civic activist Fordie Ross was born on April 21, 1914, in Tishomingo,...
Lovie Yancey (1912–2008)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Lovie Louise Yancey was the African American founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain. She was born...
Pnina Tamano-Shata (1981- )
Pnina Tamano-Shata, a lawyer and journalist, is the first woman of sub-Saharan African ancestry elected to the Knesset or Israeli...
Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881)
Mary Jane Grant Seacole was an early nurse in the British Empire during the 19th Century. Born in Kingston, Jamaica...
Viola Mitchell Turner (1900-1988)
Viola Mitchell Turner, an early black executive with North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, was born in Macon, Georgia, in...
James Africanus Beale Horton (1835-1883)
James Horton, African surgeon, soldier and nationalist, challenged prevailing views on the inferiority of Africans and proposed ideologies for African...
William Alexander Leidesdorff (1810-1848)
Although little remembered today, Leidesdorff was a social, economic, and political force in pre-gold rush San Francisco, California with a...
