Tag Archives: Antioch College
[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Norris Edney (Interim President): Alcorn State University
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Norris Edney was appointed interim president of Alcorn State University on January 21, 2010, by the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. Dr. Edney spent most of his career at Alcorn in various roles of teaching and administration. He is knowledgeable about the university and is well-respected among faculty and staff.
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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: Author of The Isis Paper
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing is the author of The Isis Papers and creator of the Cress-Welsing theory analyzing the nature of white supremacy. She is a psychiatrist in Washington, DC.
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Sara Dunlap Jackson: One of the 1st Black Archivists at the National Archives
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
While we recognize and remember Carter G. Woodson as the “Father of Afro-American History,” we often do not recognize giants who facilitated the researching of this history: Sara Dunlap Jackson was a giant among us.
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Virginia Hamilton: Award-Winning Author of of Children's Books
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Virginia Hamiliton was an author for children and young adults, the first African American to win Newbery Medal (1974), and the first American to win Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1992). She remains the only African American who has written science fiction/fantasy featuring African American children, in the Justice trilogy.
