May 30, 1943 Gale Eugene Sayers, hall of fame football player and entrepreneur, was born in Wichita, Kansas. Sayers was a two-time All-American at the University of Kansas where he also earned his bachelor’s degree. Sayers is considered by many to have been the greatest open field runner in college football history. He was selected [...]
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May 30th in African American History – Gale Eugene Sayers
By Chimsima Zuhri on May 30, 2011 in African American History, May, Sports
Tags: All-American, All-Pro, College Football Hall of Fame, Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, football, Inc., NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Sayers 40

May 30th in African American History – Roslyn McCallister Brock
By Chimsima Zuhri on May 30, 2011 in African American History, Civil Rights, May
Tags: Bon Secours Health System, chairperson, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
May 30, 1965 Roslyn McCallister Brock, chairperson of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was born in Fort Pierce, Florida. Brock earned her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Virginia Union University in 1987. She then went on to earn masters degrees in healthcare administration from George Washington University in 1989, in [...]
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