by larry | Oct 11, 2022
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was the first Black female writer to document...
by larry | Oct 11, 2022
Ida Gray Nelson (1855-1905), was the first Black Woman to receive a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Michigan Dental School. Illinois Connections: Ida Rollins Nelson was the first African-American woman dentist in Chicago.
by larry | Oct 11, 2022
Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) a pioneering chemist who was not allowed to attend high school but went on to earn his Ph.D. His research at academic and corporate institutions led to the chemical synthesis of drugs to treat glaucoma and arthritis, and although his...
by larry | Oct 11, 2022
Anthony Overton Jr. (1865-1946), a banker and manufacturer, was the first African American to lead a major business conglomerate. Overton owned Overton Hygienic Company, a successful cosmetics firm valued at more than $1 million dollars. He published in Half Century...
by larry | Oct 7, 2022
Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) is a historian and journalist known as the Father of Black History. He founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and the Journal of Negro History. Woodson’s accomplishments are also remembered...
