Occupation-Physician
Oscar James Cooper (1888–1972)
Dr. Oscar James Cooper, a physician, is most remembered as one of the co-founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,...
John Bowman Banks (1862-1911)
Dr. John Bowman (“J.B.”) Banks was the first Black physician to practice medicine in Natchez, Mississippi. He recruited Dr. Albert...
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
Antonio Agostinho Neto, fondly honored by Angolans as the “Father of Modern Angola” served as the first president of independent...
Algernon Brashear Jackson (1878-1942)
Algernon Brashear Jackson was a columnist, author, physician, surgeon and one of the six foundering members of Sigma Pi Phi,...
Awa Marie Coll Seck (1951- )
Senegalese scholar and scientist Awa Marie Coll Seck was born on January 1, 1951 in Dakar, Senegal. Dr. Awa Marie...
Henry W. Furniss (1868-1955)
Henry W. Furniss built a distinguished career as a doctor and diplomat. Furniss served in the diplomatic corps, first in...
Herman Aladdin Barnett, III (1926-1973)
Herman Barnett, a physician, civil rights activist, and Tuskegee Airman achieved a significant number of “firsts” in Texas history. Born...
Roland Scott (1909-2002)
Roland Scott was an American pediatrician and researcher, known for his pioneering work on sickle cell disease and his advocacy...
Odette Harris (1970- )
In 2018, Dr. Odette Harris of Stanford University in California became the second African American female professor of neurosurgery in the United States, following Dr. Alexa Canady who...
