*John Alcindor was born on this date in 1873. He was a Black British physician and activist. John Alcindor was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated at Saint Mary’s College. After winning one of the four Island Scholarships, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University, Scotland, graduating from there with a medical degree in […]
learn more*Mary Armstrong was born on June 7, 1847. She was a Black slave and nurse. She was born Mary Adams into slavery near St. Louis, Missouri, on a plantation to Sam Adams and Silby. Mary, her baby sister, and her mother belonged to plantation owners William and Polly [Pauline] Cleveland. Mary’s father belonged to William Adams, a […]
learn more*The birth of Georgia Rooks Dwelle is celebrated on this date in 1884. She was a Black physician who specialized in obstetrics and pediatrics. Georgia Rooks Dwelle was born in Albany, Georgia, to former slaves Rev. George Henry Dwelle and Eliza (Dickerson) Dwelle. Her father was a founder of the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia […]
learn more*Caroline Still Anderson was born on this date in 1848. She was a Black doctor and abolitionist. Early life and education Caroline Still was born in Philadelphia and was the oldest daughter of four to Letitia and William Still. Both of her parents were leaders in the American abolitionist movement. Her father led the Philadelphia branch […]
learn moreDr. Robert Jones, Jr., is an educator, agronomist, and administrator. He shares two reasons for more African Americans to pursue education excellence in this segment.
learn more*Winifred Burks-Houck was born on this date in 1950. She was a Black environmental organic chemist and environmental justice advocate. Winifred Burks was born in Anniston, Alabama, to parents Matthew Burks and Mary Emma Goodson-Burks. She was the great-granddaughter of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Education Burks began her education in Anniston, having attended elementary and high school in […]
learn more*Bettye Washington Greene was born on this date in 1935. She was a Black industrial research chemist. Bettye Washington was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended segregated public schools and graduated from I.M. Terrell High School around 1952. Washington graduated from Tuskegee Institute with a B.S. in chemistry in 1955. She earned her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from […]
learn more*Alma Levant Hayden, a Black chemist, was born on this date in 1927 in Greenville, South Carolina. She graduated from South Carolina State College with honors in 1947. Originally planning to be a nurse, she found herself so interested in chemistry that she gained a master’s degree in chemistry from Howard University. Levant joined the National Institute of […]
learn more*The Crownsville Hospital Center opened on this date in 1911. This was a psychiatric hospital for Blacks located in Crownsville, Maryland. The first group of 12 patients arrived and lived in a work camp in a willow curing house adjacent to one of the willow ponds. Staff worked with them to prepare roads and to […]
learn more*Charles H. Wright was born on this date in 1918. He was a Black physician, author, and philanthropist. Charles Howard Wright was born in Dothan, Alabama. He graduated from Southeast High School in 1935. He attended Alabama State College (now Alabama State University), graduating in 1939, and entered Meharry Medical College, graduating in 1943. Wright served two […]
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