Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Dr. Kizzemekia (Kizzy) Corbett
As a viral immunologist at the National Institutes for Health, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett has played a key role in the development of …
Black History Month: Vaccine Pioneer Onesimus
In the early 1700s, New England and other American colonies were being ravaged by smallpox. However, in 1721, an African slave who …
Diversity Summit Explores Implicit Bias in Society and Healthcare Settings
Written by Whitney Levitz On January 11th, the SGA Student Diversity Taskforce held its first event for the Inaugural Summit on Diversity, …
Black History Month: Civil Pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a fearless Mississippi sharecropper who became a powerful champion for civil rights, voting rights, and political representation during …
Black History Month: Medical & Civil Rights Pioneer Dr. William G. Anderson
He has been a ground-breaking osteopathic physician and a champion for equal rights. He was the first Black osteopathic physician to become …
Black History Month: Black History Pioneer Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson overcame a childhood where he was denied education only to become a well-known educator, author, and historian who became …
Black History Month: Business Pioneer Madame C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove the daughter of poor former slaves became known professionally as Madame C. J. Walker, an astute businesswoman, and the nation’s …
Black History Month: Music Pioneer Berry Gordy Jr.
Berry Gordy Jr. was a high school dropout who created an American icon. Born Berry Gordy III in 1928 (later known as …
Black History Month: Space Pioneer Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician with genius-level skills whose work as a “computer” at NASA enabled the first Americans to travel into …
Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Williams was a pioneering surgeon who performed the world’s first successful surgery on the human heart in Chicago in 1893. Dr. …