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Evelynn M. Hammonds (1953- )

Professor Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies and current Chair of the History of Science Department at Harvard College. She earned her Ph.D. in the History of Science Department, an S.M. … Read MoreEvelynn M. Hammonds (1953- )

Posted on April 14, 2022by contributed by: Manos Karousos
African American History: African American History: People

Quiet Fire (1967-2021)

Quiet Fire, a reggae, Latin jazz, and R&B ensemble which emerged as one of the premier groups in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was founded by teenagers attending Croix Central High and St. Joseph’s Catholic high schools on St. Croix Island. They began as the Soul … Read MoreQuiet Fire (1967-2021)

Posted on December 12, 2021February 7, 2022by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History: African American History: Groups & Organizations

James L. Conyers Jr. (1961-2021)

Author, philanthropist, scholar, mentor, and activist James L. Conyers Jr. was born James (Jim/ Naazir) L. Brown Jr. on June 17, 1961, in Jersey City, New Jersey at the Margaret Hague Hospital. He graduated from Henry Snyder High School in 1979 and four years later … Read MoreJames L. Conyers Jr. (1961-2021)

Posted on August 4, 2021August 5, 2021by contributed by: Myeshia Babers
African American History: African American History: People

Otey Matthew Scruggs (1929-2014)

Historian, athlete, and professor Otey Matthew Scruggs was born in the seaport town of Vallejo, California, on June 29, 1929 but reared in Santa Barbara. He was the son of Otey Scruggs and Maude Smith Scruggs. He had one sister, Consuelo Scruggs Devereaux. Scruggs attended … Read MoreOtey Matthew Scruggs (1929-2014)

Posted on May 17, 2021May 24, 2021by contributed by: Otis Alexander
African American History: African American History: People

Robin D. G. Kelley (1962- )

Robin Davis Gibran Kelley is an educator, historian, and author. Kelley was born on March 14, 1962, in New York City, New York, and grew up in the Harlem/Washington Heights area. He participated in the Black Panther Party’s free breakfast program, and attended P.S. 28, … Read MoreRobin D. G. Kelley (1962- )

Posted on January 18, 2021August 23, 2022by contributed by: Euell A. Nielsen
African American History: African American History: People

Jonathan Scott Holloway (1967- )

Rutgers University President Jonathan S. Holloway was born July 26, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of an Air Force lieutenant colonel Dr. Wendell Mondoza Holloway and preschool and elementary school teacher Kay Trent Holloway. He grew up mainly in Montgomery, Alabama where his father … Read MoreJonathan Scott Holloway (1967- )

Posted on August 27, 2020June 14, 2021by contributed by: Robert Fikes
African American History: African American History: People

Marion Thompson Wright (1902-1962)

Marion Thompson Wright, educator and historian, was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in history in the United States. Wright was born on September 12, 1902, in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Moses R. Thompson and Minnie Homes Thompson. Her … Read MoreMarion Thompson Wright (1902-1962)

Posted on December 8, 2016January 7, 2021by contributed by: Samuel Momodu
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