*Susan Elizabeth Frazier was born on this date in 1864. She was a Black teacher and civic leader on women’s issues and African Americans’ rights and capacity. Susan Elizabeth Frazier was born in New York City to Helen Eldridge Frazier and Louis M. Frazier. She was the great-granddaughter of Black Revolutionary War Veteran Andrew Frazier. […]
learn moreHaki Madhabuti is a writer and publisher who supports the African American Registry. He emphasizes the critical value of donating to our work in his testimony.
learn more*Sarah J. Tompkins Garnet was born on this date in 1831. She was a Black educator and suffragist. Sarah J. Smith was born on the Shinnecock Reservation of Long Island. She was the daughter of Sylvanus and Anne Smith, both of African, Native American, and European heritage. She was the oldest of 11 children; her […]
learn moreDe Valera M. Botchway is a professor of history and pan-Africanist. In this segment, he recalls the history of a pan-African institution of higher learning in Africa.
learn more*The birth of Edward Allen Jones is celebrated on this date in 1903. He was a Black linguist, scholar, author, and diplomat. E.A. Jones was born to George and Carrie Jones of Indianola, Mississippi. In 1918, at age fifteen, he entered a prep academy and began studying Latin and Greek. Jones received his bachelor’s degree […]
learn more*Charlene Drew Jarvis was born on this date in 1941. She is a Black educator, a scientific researcher, and a politician. From Washington, D.C., Charlene Rosella Drew) is the daughter of Charles Drew and the sister of Sylvia Drew Ivie. Jarvis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College in 1962, a Master of […]
learn more*Delores P. Aldridge was born on this date in 1941. She is an American sociologist. Aldridge was born in Tampa, Florida, to Willie Lee Aldridge and Mary Ellen Bennett Aldridge. She was privately schooled at Allen Temple A.M.E Church and then attended Meacham Elementary School, Booker T. Washington Junior High School, and Middleton High School. […]
learn more*Lezli Baskerville was born on this date in 1956. She is a Black lawyer, judge, and education advocate. Baskerville was born in Montclair, New Jersey, to Marjorie Baskerville and Charles W. Baskerville. Her mother was a teacher and social worker, and her father was a marketing executive. She has an identical twin, Dr. Renee E. […]
learn more*Julius Thompson was born on this date in 1946. He was a Black educator, poet, administrator, and activist. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Julius E. Thompson attended elementary and high school in Natchez, Mississippi, and received his BA in history from Alcorn State University (1969). He subsequently earned his MA (1971) and PhD (1973) in American […]
learn moreMadam Janet Eduam is an early childhood kindergarten teacher in Ghana, Africa. In this segment, she shares some reasons why she teaches using traditional methods.
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