October 23, 1957 Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was born in Ruhango, Rwanda. Kagame began his military career in 1979 when he joined the National Resistance Army (NRA) and spent years fighting as a guerrilla against the government of Uganda. In 1985, Kagame co-founded the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) political party. In […]
Archive | October 23, 2010
October 23rd in African American History – Michael Eric Dyson
October 23, 1958 Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author, and minister, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Dyson received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Carson-Newman College in 1982 and his masters and Ph.D from Princeton University in 1991 and 1993, respectively. Dyson is a longtime professor, lecturer and author who address’ issues of […]