Archive for 'Students'
Ory Okolloh: Kenyan Activist & Google’s New Policy Manager for Africa
Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Ory Okolloh is a lawyer, activist, and blogger who is now headed to Google at its Policy Manager for Africa.
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We love the ‘Welcome to Howard’ {c/o of 2014} Episodes on Youtube
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Shout-Out to “The Voice of HU” Jae Murphy and “The Fresh Prince of HU” Chase B.
Thanks for taking the time to welcome all the future scholars at Howard University.
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Charles E. Phillips, Jr. – President of Oracle
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Charles E. Phillips is President of Oracle Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined Oracle in 2003. His responsibilities encompass global field operations.
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Marcelo Worsley: Stanford PhD Student and AT&T Lab Fellowship Award Winner
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Marcelo Worsley is an AT&T Labs Fellowship Award Winner. He’s currently pursuing an education PhD at Stanford in Learning Sciences and Technology Design.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Michelle Howard-Vital, Cheney University
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital is the Pesident of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the very first HBCU (Historically Black College/University).
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Kelly Miller: First African-American Mathematics Graduate Student and Influential Founder of Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
In 1887, Kelly Miller became the first African-American Mathematics Graduate Student. He went on to become extremely influential during the debates between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois and planted the seed for what is now called the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University.
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Educator, Activist, 1st African-American Woman Editor in North America and 1st to enroll in Howard University Law School
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the daughter of a conductor on the Underground Railroad, an Educator, Activist, the first African-American Woman editor in North America, and the first African-American female to enter Howard University Law School.
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Dr. Anna (Pauli) Murray: Civil Rights Activits, Feminist, Lawyer, Writer, Ordained Priest
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
The Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline (Pauli) Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights advocate, feminist, lawyer, writer, poet, teacher, and ordained priest.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Congresswoman, Civil Rights Activist
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her tenth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, is the chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Eddie N. Moore: Virginia State University
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Eddie N. Moore, Jr. assumed his position as the 12th President of the Virginia State University, bringing a wealth of administrative and fiscal management experience gained both in public and private sectors. Upon his arrival, he found the university that overlooks the Appomattox River in Ettrick, Virginia was in need of “love and care.”
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Congratulations to Englewood Urban Prep Class of 2010 – All Boys Charter School
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
100 percent of first senior class at all male, all African-American Englewood academy is accepted to universities.
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[Update] NBA (Atlanta Hawks) honors Dr. Andrew Williams and the Spelbots
Posted on 13. 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 on 10. 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 on 29. 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 on 28. 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.
