The Black Scholars Index

Georgiana Simpson: One of the 1st African-American Women to Obtain a PhD in America

Posted on03. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Three African American women earned PhDs at American universities in 1921; they were the first African American women to do so. Georgiana Simpson was one. We will feature the other to Thursday and Friday of this week.

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William R. Moss III: Expert in Internet Marketing and Online Diversity Recruitment

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

In 1999, Will Moss founded HBCUconnect.com – one of the first social network for African Americans. To date, it’s the largest online destination for Black college students and alumni with a reach of approximately 1.2 million visitors each month. He also created connectplatform.com, a service to help others create their own revenue generating social networks.

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Dr. Joy DeGruy: Researcher, Motivational Speaker, Author, Educator

Posted on22. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. Dr. Joy, as most know her, is a tell-it-like-it-is ambassador for healing and a voice for those who’ve struggled in search of the past, and continue to struggle through the present.

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IN MEMORIAM: Our Thoughts and Prayers for the Families, Friends, of the 3 Victims of the Horrible Univ of Alabama Shooting – 2 of the 3 were African American

Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Our thoughts are with the families, colleagues, and friends of the three victims of the horrific shootings that took place last Friday on the campus of the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

We note that two of the three professors shot and killed at a meeting of the biology department faculty were African Americans – Dr. Maria Ragland Davis & Dr. Adriel D. Johnson

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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: Author of The Isis Paper

Posted on18. 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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Ivan Van Sertima: Historian, Linguist, Anthropologist, and Author

Posted on15. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima (26 January 1935 – 25 May 2009) was a historian, linguist and anthropologist at Rutgers University in the United States. He was noted for his Afrocentric theory of pre-Columbian contact between Africa and the Americas. His work was severely criticized.

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[Update] NBA (Atlanta Hawks) honors Dr. Andrew Williams and the Spelbots

Posted on13. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

We’ve featured Dr. Andrew Williams on June 23, 2009 and Jonecia Keels, one of the Spelbots, on August 23, 2009 (both from Spelman College). However, recently, we learned that the Atlanta Hawks paid tribute to them as Trailblazers during Black History Month.

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[Update] Marvin Lynn: Examining How Teachers Feel about African-American Male Students

Posted on13. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

We featured Dr. Marvin Lynn on August 21, 2008. But we wanted to provide you with an update as he is now featured on the website of the Teachers College Record talking about an 18 month study he did examining how teachers feel about African-American male students in a low-performing high school. Check out the results.

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Keith L. Black, MD – Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute

Posted on10. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Keith L. Black, MD serves as Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also holds the title of Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. An internationally renowned neurosurgeon and scientist, Dr. Black joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in July 1997 and was awarded the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience in November of that year. Thanks for Leslye Allen, one of our Facebook Fan Page Members, for the feature suggestion.

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Barry C. Black: Chaplain of the United States Senate – From the Hood to the Hill

Posted on20. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Barry C. Black is the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He was elected to this position on June 27, 2003, becoming the first African-American, the first Seventh-day Adventist, and the first military chaplain to hold the office of chaplain to the United States Senate. He ministers to a flock of 6,000, comprising senators, spouses, Chiefs of Staff, and Capitol Hill employees.

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