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 …
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. …
Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Vivien T. Thomas
Vivien T. Thomas With no formal education beyond high school, Vivien T. Thomas developed a procedure to treat cyanotic heart disease (Blue …
The Auger
Content warning: The following article contains descriptions of amputation (explicit), blood (gore, minor), and death/dying. In this ongoing series, Dr. Thomas N. …
The Fight Against Systemic Inequalities
As part of the Psychology Essay Contest, hosted by RVU’s Mental Health and Wellness Counselors, students were given several questions to answer …