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Félix Córdova Dávila MP (1878 - 1938)

Félix Córdova Dávila was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress and later as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pue...

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Félix Córdova Dávila MP (1878 - 1938)

Félix Córdova Dávila was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress and later as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pue...

6/16/2024
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Summer Lynn Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American politician and community organizer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the ...

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Summer Lynn Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American politician and community organizer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the ...

8/14/2023

Thomas Sowell is an American economist, author, and social commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he bec...

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Thomas Sowell is an American economist, author, and social commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he bec...

8/10/2023

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born January 25, 1979) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Pa...

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born January 25, 1979) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Pa...

7/17/2023

Dorothy Pearl Butler Gilliam (born November 24, 1936) is an American journalist who was the first African-American female reporter at The Washington Post.

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Dorothy Pearl Butler Gilliam (born November 24, 1936) is an American journalist who was the first African-American female reporter at The Washington Post.

2/28/2023

John O. Agwunobi is a Scottish-born Nigerian-American former public health official, pediatrician, and the current chief executive officer and former executive chairman of Herbalife Nutrition. He was...

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John O. Agwunobi is a Scottish-born Nigerian-American former public health official, pediatrician, and the current chief executive officer and former executive chairman of Herbalife Nutrition. He was...

1/6/2023

General Lester L. Lyles (born April 20, 1946) is a former United States Air Force general, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patter...

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General Lester L. Lyles (born April 20, 1946) is a former United States Air Force general, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patter...

10/6/2022

Joseph Paul Reason (born March 22, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) was Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet from 1996 to 1999. Earlier in his career, as a commander, he was naval aide to the P...

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9/1/2022
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Joseph Paul Reason (born March 22, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) was Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet from 1996 to 1999. Earlier in his career, as a commander, he was naval aide to the P...

10/6/2022

Joseph Henry Reason, Sr. MP (1905 - 1997)

Joseph Henry Reason (March 23, 1905 – July 26, 1997) was an American librarian. He was director of the Howard University library system for 25 years. He was the first African-American to serve as pre...

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Joseph Henry Reason, Sr. MP (1905 - 1997)

Joseph Henry Reason (March 23, 1905 – July 26, 1997) was an American librarian. He was director of the Howard University library system for 25 years. He was the first African-American to serve as pre...

10/1/2022

Ruth Simmons (born Ruth Jean Stubblefield, July 3, 1945) is an American professor and academic administrator. She is the current President of Prairie View A&M University, a historically black univers...

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3/29/2022
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Ruth Simmons (born Ruth Jean Stubblefield, July 3, 1945) is an American professor and academic administrator. She is the current President of Prairie View A&M University, a historically black univers...

3/29/2022

Civil War Union Army Surgeon. The first African American surgeon in the U.S. Army. Highest ranked black officer during the Civil War and the first black to hold a medical commission in the Union Army...

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Civil War Union Army Surgeon. The first African American surgeon in the U.S. Army. Highest ranked black officer during the Civil War and the first black to hold a medical commission in the Union Army...

3/22/2022

Letitia Ann "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer, activist, and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the current Attorney General of New York, having won the ...

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Letitia Ann "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer, activist, and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the current Attorney General of New York, having won the ...

10/30/2021

William Myers Slowe (1876 - 1923)

WW1Dental SurgeonCommissioned as First Lieutenant of the Dental CorpsDischarged with rank of CaptainLincoln University, PennsylvaniaHoward University Dental College, Washington D.C.

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William Myers Slowe (1876 - 1923)

WW1Dental SurgeonCommissioned as First Lieutenant of the Dental CorpsDischarged with rank of CaptainLincoln University, PennsylvaniaHoward University Dental College, Washington D.C.

7/27/2021

Lucy Diggs Slowe MP (1885 - 1937)

Diggs Slowe (July 4, 1885 – October 21, 1937) was an American educator and athlete, and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university. She was a founder of Alpha Kappa Alph...

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Lucy Diggs Slowe MP (1885 - 1937)

Diggs Slowe (July 4, 1885 – October 21, 1937) was an American educator and athlete, and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university. She was a founder of Alpha Kappa Alph...

7/27/2021

Chadwick Boseman MP (1976 - 2020)

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received several accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, alo...

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Chadwick Boseman MP (1976 - 2020)

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received several accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, alo...

6/26/2021

Frederick Douglass' Grandson Commits Suicide with Sleeping Tablets Date: Friday, April 24, 1942 Paper: Negro Star (Wichita, KS) Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 1 Tuskegee- Dr Frederick Douglass, great-grands...

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Frederick Douglass' Grandson Commits Suicide with Sleeping Tablets Date: Friday, April 24, 1942 Paper: Negro Star (Wichita, KS) Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 1 Tuskegee- Dr Frederick Douglass, great-grands...

6/15/2021

of prostration in Washington, DCGraduate of Phillips Academy and Howard University school of law.During the Spanish-American War he served as a lieutenant in the infantry.He was a member of the executi...

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12/27/2020
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of prostration in Washington, DCGraduate of Phillips Academy and Howard University school of law.During the Spanish-American War he served as a lieutenant in the infantry.He was a member of the executi...

12/27/2020

Lawrence W. Long, M.D. MP (1904 - 1985)

Retrieved from: overlooked in the struggle to secure better living conditions and social services for black people in the segregated South is the role played by the medical profession. African-American...

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Lawrence W. Long, M.D. MP (1904 - 1985)

Retrieved from: overlooked in the struggle to secure better living conditions and social services for black people in the segregated South is the role played by the medical profession. African-American...

12/6/2020

Alma Thomas MP (1891 - 1978)

Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American Expressionist painter and art educator best known for her colorful abstract paintings. She lived and worked primarily in ...

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Alma Thomas MP (1891 - 1978)

Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American Expressionist painter and art educator best known for her colorful abstract paintings. She lived and worked primarily in ...

10/16/2020