United States – New Mexico

Maude E. Craig Sampson Williams (1880-1958)
Maude Craig, public school teacher, suffragist, civil rights and community activist, was born in Austin, Texas in February 1880 to...
March 29th, 2020

Clara Belle Drisdale Williams (1885-1994)
Clara Belle Drisdale, the first African American to graduate from New Mexico State University, was born to sharecroppers Isaac and...
December 12th, 2019

Ray Douglas McDonald (1944-1993)
Ray Douglas McDonald was a running back who played for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL) for...
December 1st, 2019

Earl Grant (1931-1970)
Earl Grant was a popular American musician during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his instrumental version...
October 28th, 2018

Julia Pearl Hughes (1873-1950)
Julia Pearl Hughes (Coleman-Robinson) was the first African American woman to successfully own and operate her own drugstore. Hughes was born to...
October 25th, 2018

Drusilla Elizabeth Tandy Nixon (1899-1990)
Drusilla Elizabeth (née Tandy) Nixon, civil rights activist, community advocate, and music educator, was born on July 15, 1899 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Maud...
July 29th, 2018

Lester Lyles (1946- )
Air Force General Lester Lyles was born on April 20, 1946, in Washington, D.C. He attended public schools in the District and...
February 13th, 2018

Betty Wright Harris (1940- )
An accomplished organic analytical chemist, Dr. Betty Wright Harris is widely recognized as a leading expert on explosives, environmental remediation, and hazardous waste...
January 27th, 2018

A Different World (1987-1993)
A Different World, which aired for six seasons on the NBC Network from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993, was...
January 25th, 2018