Category: History

Carol Johnson-Dean was the first black woman superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. She held that post from 1997 to 2003. Johnson-Dean was born 1948 to Mrs. Willie Rawls and Buddy…

Richard Allen Tucker, born on February 13, 1850, was an ordained minister, educator, and poet. He was the son of Reverend Lewis Tucker, the first African-American ordained Baptist minister in…

Philip Nathan Jefferson is an American economist who has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2022. Jefferson is the fourth African American to serve as…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Twelve-time GRAMMY-winning composer, conductor, librettist, and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933,…

Raymond Lawrence Finch, a Federal District Court and contributor to the development of the Virgin Islands Legal System, was born on October 4, 1940 in Christiansted, St. Croix, to Wilfred…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Freddie Stowers, recognized posthumously for his heroism and bravery during the decisive Hundred Days Offensive in…

Jennifer Leigh McClellan, great-great-grandchild of slaves and the first Black woman from Virginia in Congress, was born on December 28, 1972, in Petersburg, Virginia, to Dr. James Fennimore McClellan, Jr.,…

Addie Fletcher Booth was an educator, civil rights activist, and labor organizer. She was born Addie De Vault on October 29, 1902 in Independence, Texas to Reuben and Anis Gee…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Arnells, a female doo-wop ensemble that also performed as The Teenettes Variations, were all from…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Mary Hatwood Futrell was an educator, who is best known as being the fourth person of…