John Ware: Maverick Cowboy in Alberta, Canada
John Ware lived in what we may consider the golden age of the ranching frontier and achieved heroic status for his impressive physical strength, remarkable...
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Ruby Bridges: The six year old heroine
Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to attend an all Euro-American public elementary school in the American South. Bridges was six years old and...
George Bonga: African American fur trader
George Bonga was a fur trader of African-American and Native American heritage, and one of the first African Americans born in what is now Minnesota....
Amelia Boynton Robinson: The Queen of Selma
“My idea, my belief, my intention is for the United States of America to be known as a UNITED States,” Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson is...
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante: The Distinguished Afrocentric Scholar
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante is one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars. Asante is known for his writings on Afrocentricity, a school of thought that...
Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell: The legendary fashion icon who redefined beauty
“I wanted to change the way people of color were seen across the United States. I wanted America to know that beauty isn’t just [whyte].”...
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 parasites is widely reported...
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...
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...
Ralph Bunche: First Black to win a Nobel Prize
[dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]alph Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize. He received it for having arranged a...