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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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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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Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.: Founding Dean and 1st President of Morehouse School of Medicine

Posted on29. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is the founding Dean and first President of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). With the exception of his tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was President of MSM for more than two decades. On July 1, 2002, he left the presidency, but continues to serve on the MSM Board of Trustees, to teach, and to assist in national fund-raising activities on behalf of the school.

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Barbara Jordan: 1st Black Woman from a Southern State to Serve in the House of Representatives

Posted on28. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

In 1972, Barbara Jordan was elected to serve in the Ninety-third Congress, becoming the first African American woman elected to Congress from Texas and the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the South. In 1976, Jordan was the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention at which she nominated President Jimmy Carter. She became the first African American to give a keynote speech at a major party’s political convention.

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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. David Hall: University of the Virgin Islands

Posted on26. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Dr. David Hall began his tenure as the fifth President of the University of the Virgin Islands on August 1, 2009. He has been awarded a Distinguished University Professorship of Spirituality and Professionalism at UVI.

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Anthony Foxx: Charlotte, NC's New Mayor

Posted on21. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Anthony Foxx is Mayor (D) of the City of Charlotte, NC. He began his political career in 2005 with his election to City Council as an At-Large representative and served two terms before being elected Mayor in 2009.

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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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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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Antenor Firmin: Haitian Scholar and Anthropologist who predicted Barack Obama's Presidency over a century ago

Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Anténor Firmin (1850-1911) was born and educated in Haiti. He studied law and held several political offices before being posted as a diplomat to Paris, where he was admitted to the Societé d’Anthropologie de Paris and wrote De L’Égalité des Races Humaines. He was a Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician.