The first African American to attend and graduate from the University of Arkansas Medical School.
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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Mandla Maseko (1988–2019), South African scheduled to be first black African in space
South African Air Force member Mandla Maseko was poised to become the first black African in space.
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An architect of rock and roll with musical partner Fats Domino…
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One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Robert Friend directed the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigating UFOs.
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Joe Overstreet (1933–2019), painter and activist in the Black Arts Movement
by Kirk FoxJoe Overstreet’s paintings reflected important civil rights issues.
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She was the first black woman mayor in Mississippi…
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Grieving father went on to serve in the Alabama legislature…
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John Singleton (1968–2019), directed the groundbreaking urban drama “Boyz n the Hood”
Also directed “Baby Boy” and “2 Fast 2 Furious”
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Known for a landmark ruling against Nixon’s Justice Department
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Robert T. McDaniel was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the elite African-American pilots who flew during World War II.