Mary Eliza Mahoney: The First Trained Black Nurse in America
Mary Eliza Mahoney is the First African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States.
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This category is to celebrate Blacks around the world who have contributed greatly to the progression and unification of the Black race
Mary Eliza Mahoney is the First African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States.
Read MoreVelvalea Hortense Rodgers “Vel” Phillips was an American lawmaker and politician who was the first African American woman to graduate
Read MorePrudencia Ayala was a renowned writer, activist, and women’s rights campaigner in El Salvador. She was a black woman of
Read MoreMansa Musa ruled the Kingdom of Mali from 1312 to 1337. At the time of Musa’s ascension to the throne,
Read MoreNwanyeruwa was an Igbo woman from southeastern Nigeria during the colonial era who organized and led 10,000 Nigerian women to
Read MoreHilarius Gilges is one of the few documented and popular examples of Afro-Germans who actively stood to oppose the rise
Read MoreAunty Polly Jackson was a bold and fearless black woman who took up arms to protect and safeguard runaway slaves
Read MoreErnest Fredric Morrison was an American child actor, comedian, and dancer who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy Morrison.
Read MoreThe Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration was a fierce crackdown on the rebels, resulting in many deaths. By 1956 the uprising had effectively been crushed, but the extent of opposition to the British regime had clearly been demonstrated and Kenya was set on the path to independence, which was finally achieved in 1963.
Read MoreWhen Mary Eliza Mahoney, R.N. became the first professionally educated African-American nurse in 1879, she changed the trajectory of American nursing forever.
Read MoreWhen she graduated from Oberlin College in 1862, educator Mary Jane Patterson is credited as being the first African American woman to acquire a bachelor’s degree.
Read MoreInstantly my eyes were opened to the fact that the education meted out to [African people] had … taught us
Read MoreThe community watch lens established to identify and motivate young Africans making positive impacts in their communities has found Alassana Kassama, a young Gambian who is changing the stories of people in the Gambia with future plans to extend his good deeds to other African countries.
Read MoreThe Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast.
Read MoreNathan Francis Mossell was an African American doctor who helped establish the first black hospital in Philadelphia.
Read MoreLittle is known about “West Africa’s Portia” and leaving her out of the festivities of Black History Month is gravely
Read MoreLatilewa Christiana Hyde was born on 14 June 1911, in Freetown, British Sierra Leone.
Read MoreMany Sierra Leoneans and black people are unaware of the massive exploits of Africanus Horton. Therefore, in an observatory position
Read MoreKai Londo was a man of reputable pedigree and stature. One cannot observe Black History Month without highlighting his contribution to local development. Throughout his time, he served as a charismatic and influential leader among his subordinates.
Read MoreIn celebration of Black History, The African Dream celebrate King Almamy Suluku one of the greatest kings in African history who, during the British rule in Sierra Leone managed to maintain his independence as long as possible through political strategy. His progressive rule made his kingdom one of the largest as well as one of the richest in Sierra Leone.
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