The Black Scholars Index

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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[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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Stephen Stafford II: Morehouse's 13 Year Old Scholar

Posted on14. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

As a 13-year-old, Lithonia resident Stephen Stafford II can usually be found sitting in front of the television playing video games or playing his drum set. But Stafford is no typical 13-year old – he’s a college student. The triple-major child prodigy is becoming a sensation at Morehouse College.

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Taylor Yarborough: Freshman Spelman Student & Tavis Smiley Foundation Honoree

Posted on03. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

Taylor Yarborough, a freshman, pre-med/biology major at Spelman, was among 100 young adults honored recently by the Tavis Smiley Foundation for being an example of positive youth engagement, volunteerism, community service and leadership. The New Orleans native was presented with a $5,000 scholarship at the Foundation’s annual Salute to Youth Leadership Benefit and Auction in Los Angeles, CA.

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Khadijah Williams: From Homeless to Harvard

Posted on05. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

Khadijah Williams, 18, overcomes a lifetime in shelters and on skid row. Khadijah was in third grade when she first realized the power of test scores, placing in the 99th percentile on a state exam. Her teachers marked the 9-year-old as gifted, a special category that Khadijah, even at that early age, vowed to keep.
“I still remember that exact number,” Khadijah said. “It meant only 0.01 students tested better than I did.

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You & All The Black Scholars in Your Life!

Posted on02. Oct, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

The BSI Staff has reflected about a great many issues over the past 3 months of our existence in this current form. We realized that we have celebrated the lives of two young Black Scholars whose lives have been taken from them, we’ve shined light on some amazing Black Scholars in academia, and we’ve probably been the first online entity to celebrate the Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US. We’ve done a great deal.

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Derrion Albert: A Great Scholar in the Making

Posted on30. Sep, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

The Black Scholars Index celebrates the life of Derrion Albert and his status as an honor roll student at Christian Fenger Academy High school on Chicago’s South Side. We send our prayers to his family and friends and will remember him as a Great Scholar in the Making!

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William Kamkwamba: Harnessed the Wind at Age 14

Posted on24. Sep, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, is a born inventor. When he was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap, working from rough plans he found in a library book called Using Energy and modifying them to fit his needs. The windmill he built powers four lights and two radios in his family home.

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