February 20, 1913 Thomas Kilgore, one of the few men to lead two major national Baptist organizations, was born in Woodruff, South Carolina. Kilgore earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1935 and earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in 1957.
Thomas Kilgore – February 20th in African American History
Tags: February 20, February 4, Morehouse College, Union Theological Seminary, University of Southern California
Varnette Patricia Honeywood – December 27th in African American History
Tags: December 27, painter, September 12, Spelman College, University of Southern California, writer
December 27, 1950 Varnette Patricia Honeywood, painter, writer, and businesswoman, was born in Los Angeles, California. Honeywood earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Spelman College in 1972 and her Master of Science degree in education from the University of Southern California in 1974. As part of a community outreach program at USC, […]
John Harold Johnson – January 19th in African American History
Tags: Ebony Magazine, Harvard University, Johnson College Prep Charter School, NAACP, Presidential Medal of Freedom, publisher, Spingarn Medal, University of Southern California, Wayne State University
January 19, 1918 John Harold Johnson, publisher and businessman, was born in Arkansas City, Arkansas. In 1933, Johnson and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he took a job as an office boy at Supreme Life Insurance Company and within two years had moved up to assistant to the president. […]
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