Ernest Everett Just : A biologist of unusual skill
Ernest Everett Just was an internationally known African-American biologist, zoologist, and physiologist who made major contributions to the field of biology through his pioneering research...
Category : History Makers
Eva Beatrice Dykes: The first Black woman to fulfill the requirements for a doctoral degree
[dropcap size=small]E[/dropcap]va Beatrice Dykes was the first Black woman to fulfill the requirements for a doctoral degree and the third African American woman to receive...
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
[dropcap size=small]P[/dropcap]auline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859 – August 13, 1930) was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. Hopkins was one of the first...
Charles E. Anderson: The first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology
Charles E. Anderson is the first African American to receive a PhD in Meteorology and to earn national acclaim as an expert on severe storms...
Dr. Raphael Armattoe: Renowned Ghanaian doctor who discovered the Abochi drug
Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe was a renowned Ghanaian doctor, anthropologist, author, poet, and politician. His research into the use of the abochi drug against human...
Ronald Moody: A Distinguished Sculptor
Ronald Moody was a Jamaican-born sculptor, specialising in wood carvings. His work features in prestigious collections including the National Portrait Gallery, London and Tate Britain,...
Lillian Evanti: The Classical Singer who could sing in five languages
Annie Lillian Evans, who would later become the famed classical singer Lillian Evanti, was the first African American to sing grand opera professionally anywhere in...
Solomon Carter Fuller: The first African American psychiatrist
Dr.Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s disease. He was also one of the...
Alex Haley: Author of ‘Roots’
Alex Haley is the celebrated author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976). By April 1977 almost two million hardcover copies of the...
Matthew Henson: The first man to reach the North Pole
Matthew Alexander Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer to reach the North Pole in 1909, as part of the Peary Expedition. Over a period...