January 13, 1985 Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland, education administrator and diplomat, died. Holland was born January 9, 1916 in Auburn, New York. He graduated from Cornell University, where he was the first African American to play on the football team and an All-American in 1937, 1938, and 1939. Despite his athletic abilities, the National Football […]
Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland – January 13th in African American History
Tags: AT&T, College Football Hall of Fame, Cornell University, Delaware State College, diplomat, football, Hampton Institute, January 13, January 9, May 23, Presidential Medal of Freedom, University of Pennsylvania
Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland – January 9th in African American History
Tags: AT&T, College Football Hall of Fame, Cornell University, Delaware State College, diplomat, football, Hampton Institute, Presidential Medal of Freedom, University of Pennsylvania
January 9, 1916 Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland, education administrator and diplomat, was born in Auburn, New York. Holland graduated from Cornell University, where he was the first African American to play on the football team and an All-American in 1937, 1938, and 1939. Despite his athletic abilities, the National Football League ignored him because of […]
April 2nd in African American History – Charles “Honi” Coles
Tags: Broadway, Cornell University, dancer, Duke University, educator, George Washington University, National Medal of Arts, Tony Award, Yale University
April 2, 1911 Charles “Honi” Coles, tap dancer and actor, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coles developed his high-speed rhythm tapping on the streets of his hometown. In 1940, while dancing with the Cab Calloway band, he teamed with Charles “Cholly” Atkins to form Coles & Atkins. Their partnership lasted 19 years. Coles made his […]
April 1st in African American History – William Manning Marable
Tags: civil rights activist, Colgate University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Earlham College, educator, founder, Ohio State University, Tuskegee University, University of Colorado, University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin
April 1, 2011 William Manning Marable, educator, author, and activist, died. Marable was born May 13, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College in 1971, his Master of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1972, and his Ph. D. from the University of Maryland in 1976. […]
Frederick Douglass Patterson – April 26th in African American History
Tags: April 26, Cornell University, Iowa State University, NAACP, October 10, Prairie View University, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Spingarn Medal, Tuskegee Institute, United Negro College Fund
April 26, 1988 Frederick Douglass Patterson, founder of the United Negro College Fund, died. Patterson was born October 10, 1901 in Washington, D. C. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View State College in 1919, a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 1923, a Master of Science degree from Iowa State […]
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