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		<title>Shirley Franklin: First Black Woman to be Elected Mayor of Any Major Southern City</title>
		<link>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/shirley-franklin-first-black-woman-to-be-elected-mayor-of-any-major-southern-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leshell Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[58th Mayor Atlanta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altanta's fourth black mayor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Campbell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cosby Endowed Professor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[first black woman to be elected mayor of any major Southern city]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Andrew Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Maynard Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morehouse College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shirley Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spelman College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The White House Project named Shirley Franklin one of its "8 in '08"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shirley Clarke Franklin is the 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first female to hold the post and became the first black woman to be elected mayor of any major Southern city.  She joined Spelman College as Cosby Endowed Professor in 2009.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/07/shirley-chisholm-1st-black-woman-elected-to-congress-1st-black-woman-presidential-candidate/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Shirley Chisholm: 1st Black Woman Elected to Congress &amp; 1st Black Presidential Candidate'>Shirley Chisholm: 1st Black Woman Elected to Congress &amp; 1st Black Presidential Candidate</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/hbcu-presidents-dr-robert-m-franklin-jr-morehouse-college/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [HBCU Presidents] Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. &#8211; Morehouse College'>[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. &#8211; Morehouse College</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/barbara-jordan-1st-black-woman-from-a-southern-state-to-serve-in-the-house-of-representatives/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Barbara Jordan: 1st Black Woman from a Southern State to Serve in the House of Representatives'>Barbara Jordan: 1st Black Woman from a Southern State to Serve in the House of Representatives</a></li>
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		<title>Dr. Wendy Carter: UMD&#8217;s PROMISE Program Coordinator &amp; Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/dr-wendy-carter-umds-promise-program-coordinator-entrepreneur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/dr-wendy-carter-umds-promise-program-coordinator-entrepreneur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leshell Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sociology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5 degrees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Latin Academy (formerly Girl’s Latin)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Mellon University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communications at Howard University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Wendy Carter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interactive CD-ROM tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M.A.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ph.D. program in sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six-year research assistantship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanford University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TA-DA Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban and Public Affairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Wendy Carter has earned 5 degrees.  She is a true testament that mountains can be moved.  Check out the story of how she beat seemingly insurmountable odds.  Today, we celebrate her accomplishments!


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/stephen-l-carter-law-professor-policy-writer-columnist-novelist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Stephen L. Carter: Law Professor, Policy Writer, Columnist, Novelist'>Stephen L. Carter: Law Professor, Policy Writer, Columnist, Novelist</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/hbcu-presidents-dr-hazo-w-carter-jr-west-virginia-state-university/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [HBCU Presidents] Dr. Hazo W. Carter Jr: West Virginia State University'>[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Hazo W. Carter Jr: West Virginia State University</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/02/carter-g-woodson-the-father-of-black-history/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History'>Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History</a></li>
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		<title>Sara Dunlap Jackson: One of the 1st Black Archivists at the National Archives</title>
		<link>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/02/sara-dunlap-jackson-one-of-the-1st-black-archivists-at-the-national-archives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/02/sara-dunlap-jackson-one-of-the-1st-black-archivists-at-the-national-archives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leshell Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[And There We Wept]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antioch College]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frank E. Vandiver Award of Merit for outstanding contributions to Civil War scholarship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Head of the UCLA Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry O. Flipper - the first African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[one of the 1st Black Professional Archivists hired by the National Archives in Washington DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Smalls High School in Beaufort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Six Months To Dr.: How I Completed My Dissertation In Six Months]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Historical Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spelbots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the 2006 Mary Anne Raywid Award for Distinguished Scholarship in the Field of Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/07/dr-eileen-southern-black-music-scholar-and-first-black-full-professor-at-harvard/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dr. Eileen Southern: Black Music Scholar and First Black Full Professor at Harvard'>Dr. Eileen Southern: Black Music Scholar and First Black Full Professor at Harvard</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/hbcu_presidents-dr-ronald-mason-jackson-state-university/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [HBCU_Presidents] Dr. Ronald Mason: Jackson State University'>[HBCU_Presidents] Dr. Ronald Mason: Jackson State University</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/06/dr-quintard-taylor-and-blackpast-org/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dr. Quintard Taylor and BlackPast.org!'>Dr. Quintard Taylor and BlackPast.org!</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>[HBCU Presidents] Dr. James E. Cheek (1932-2010) President Emeritus of Howard U</title>
		<link>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/hbcu-presidents-dr-james-e-cheek-1932-2010-president-emeritus-of-howard-u/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/hbcu-presidents-dr-james-e-cheek-1932-2010-president-emeritus-of-howard-u/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leshell Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. James Edward Cheek, president emeritus of Howard University, was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on December 4, 1932 and has unfortunately passed away recently.  We honor him and his accomplishments with this feature.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/hbcu-presidents-dr-dorothy-yancy-1st-female-president-of-shaw-university/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [HBCU Presidents] Dr. Dorothy Yancy: 1st Female President of Shaw University'>[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Dorothy Yancy: 1st Female President of Shaw University</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/07/hbcu-presidents-dr-frederick-d-patterson-3rd-president-of-tuskegee-founder-of-uncf/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [ HBCU Presidents ] Dr. Frederick D. Patterson &#8211; 3rd President of Tuskegee &amp; Founder of UNCF'>[ HBCU Presidents ] Dr. Frederick D. Patterson &#8211; 3rd President of Tuskegee &amp; Founder of UNCF</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/08/hbcu_presidents-dr-mordecai-wyatt-johnson-howards-1st-black-president/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: [ HBCU_Presidents ] Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson: Howard&#039;s 1st Black President'>[ HBCU_Presidents ] Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson: Howard&#039;s 1st Black President</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Ruth Simmons: 1st Black President of an Ivy League School</title>
		<link>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/ruth-simmons-1st-black-president-of-an-ivy-league-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/ruth-simmons-1st-black-president-of-an-ivy-league-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leshell Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Faculty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm a Full Professor!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nursing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scholarly Celebrations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1st Black Nurse in America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Salute to Black Achievers Award for Education at]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2nd African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[and The American College of Greece]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Association of Governing Boards Task Force on the State of the Presidency in American Higher Education in 2006]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston University School of Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State University in Stanislaus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ivory V. Nelson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ewha Womens College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expressively Black: The Cultural Basis of Ethnic Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured speaker at the White House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Atlantic Univeristy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for the second time — a Glamour magazine Woman of the Year.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[she holds honorary degrees from numerous colleges and universities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruth J. Simmons was sworn in as the 18th president of Brown University on July 3, 2001. She also holds an appointment as professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Department of Africana Studies. She was president of Smith College from 1995 until the time of her appointment at Brown.  She is the first Black President of an Ivy League school.


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