United States – Hawaii
William E. Ward (1949- )
William E. “Kip” Ward is a former 4-star general. War was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 6, 1949, to...
Edward A. Rice, Jr. (1955- )
Retired 4-star Air Force General Edward A. Rice, Jr. was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, the son of Edward A. Rice, Sr.,...
Donnis Hazel Thompson (1933-2009)
Dr. Donnis Hazel Thompson was an athlete, coach, University of Hawaii Women’s Athletic Director, State of Hawaii Department of Education...
Witherspoon Street Church (1836- )
Organized in 1836, the Witherspoon Street Church is one of the oldest African American Presbyterian congregations in New Jersey. On...
Joseph Freeman (1953– )
In 1978, Joseph Freeman became the first man of African ancestry to be granted the priesthood after the Church of...
Ann Moore Gregory (1912-1990)
Ann Gregory was a pioneering African American female golfer. Born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on July 25, 1912, Gregory was the...
Thelma Beatrice Johnson Streat (1912-1959)
African American artist and dancer Thelma Johnson Streat was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912, the second of...
Sylvia Gaye Stanfield (1943- )
Sylvia Stanfield, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, took up her post as...
Pamela L. Spratlen (1954- )
Career Foreign Service officer Pamela L. Spratlen was nominated by President Barack Obama in July 2014 to become U.S. Ambassador...
