Earl Francis “Big Cat” Lloyd Written By Calvin Davis * Earl Francis Lloyd, also known as Big Cat, was the first African American to play in an NBA game at the age of twenty-one, and he was one of a handful of black basketball players to break the racial barrier and helped integrate the National …
Tuskegee Airmen Written By Scott Hellmuth Throughout past wars of the United States, African Americans have been denied certain privileges of fighting for their country. This was evident especially in the Second World War. However, the Tuskegee Experiment became the first exclusively black fighter squadron ever in the United States Army. This experiment was …
OLAUDAH EQUIANO Written by Cassandra Meade Early Life Born in Essaka, an Igbo village in West Africa in 1745 was also was said to be born in Eboe, in what is now Nigeria. He was the son of a chief. Had 5 brothers and a sister, he was the youngest son with one younger sister. He …
Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D Artist of Interdisciplinary Arts, Theatre, Dance, Poetry. By Arthur T. Wilson “Every day is Graduation“ Dr. Nefretete Rasheed * Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D., a graduate of New York University, is an educator, writer, and therapist. She is also the Education and Clinical Director for Aspirations, Inc., an organization she founded that promotes teaching and …
Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields Glenda Dickerson Influential American theater director, folklorist, writer, and educator. The second African American woman to direct on Broadway with the 1980 musical Reggae. Professional Career & Contributions Dickerson’s work focused on “womanist” adaptations of folklore and myth, particularly through ritualistic performance and reinterpreting classic works from a …
