Category: History

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Lani Guinier was a legal scholar, civil rights lawyer, author, and the first woman of color…

Wes Moore, Rhodes Scholar, banker, and writer, and now the first African American elected governor of Maryland, was born Westley Watende Omari Moore on October 15, 1978, in Washington, D.C.,…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Glenn Frederick Ivey was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the Congressional election…

The Honorable Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove, a Freshman Democrat Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and an advocate for racial equity, access, and social justice, was born in Chicago, Cook…

Damar Romeyelle Hamlin is an American football player who plays the safety position for the Buffalo (New York) Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Hamlin was born on March…

Kwanza Hall, recognized for his leadership as a civil servant and business executive, was elected in 2020 to complete the term of the late U.S. Representative John R. Lewis, civil…

Henry Dortress “Dickie” Marrow was an African American veteran who was shot and killed after a racial confrontation with whites in Oxford, North Carolina, on May 12, 1970. The confrontation…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Jasmine Felicia Crockett, elected to the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 2022, was…

Isadore Banks was a 59-year-old African American landowner who disappeared on June 4, 1954. Banks was born on July 15, 1895, in Arkansas. Much of Banks’ early life is unknown,…

Dr. Percy Anthony Pierre is an accomplished pioneer in electrical engineering and trailblazer known for his academic and professional accomplishments throughout the nation including a university presidency. Born in Welcome,…