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 […]
March 12th in African American History – Andrew Jackson Young
Tags: diplomat, Georgia State University, Hartford Seminary, Howard University, Mayor, Morehouse College, NAACP Spingarn Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, United Nations
March 12, 1932 Andrew Jackson Young, pastor, politician, diplomat and civil rights leader, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Young earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Pre-Dentistry at Howard University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Seminary in 1955. In 1960, he joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and in […]
February 20th in African American History – Sidney Poitier
Tags: Academy Award, Broadway, diplomat, director, Presidential Medal of Freedom
February 20, 1927 Sidney Poitier, actor, director, author, and diplomat, was born in Miami, Florida. At 17, Poitier moved to New York City and joined the American Negro Theater. He made his film debut in “No Way Out” (1950) and his breakout role was in “Blackboard Jungle” (1955). In 1959, Poitier acted in the first […]
September 14th in African American History – Abioseh Davidson Nicol
Tags: Cambridge University, diplomat, United Nations, writer
September 14, 1924 Abioseh Davidson Nicol, academic, diplomat and writer, was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nicol graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge University in 1946 and earned his Ph. D. in 1958. From 1960 to 1966, Nicol was the first native principal of Fourah Bay College in Freetown. He served as chairman and Vice Chancellor […]
May 23rd in African American History – Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, diplomat, football, Presidential Medal of Freedom
May 23, 1985 Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland, education administrator and diplomat, posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan. 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 […]
November 14th in African American History – Condoleeza Rice
November 14, 1954 Condoleeza Rice, professor, diplomat and national security expert, was born in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1974, at the age of 19, Rice earned her Bachelor’s Degree in political science, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver. In 1975 she earned her master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and in 1981 […]
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