African American history has a lot of incredible firsts from a lot of incredible people. From the Black men and women who contributed to the efforts during World War I and World War II, to heroes of the Civil Rights Movement to ground-breaking pioneers in science, medicine, and the arts,...
Provide students with a list of the names of famous African Americans. The list might include contemporaries figures, such as Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Venus and Serena Williams, and Whitney Houston, or historical figures, such as Mary McLeod Bethune, Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker, and Geor...
作者:Tom Tierney 出版年:1994-2 页数:32 定价:$ 7.85 丛书:Dover Paper Dolls ISBN:9780486277547 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 内容简介· ··· 16 well-researched, accurately detailed dolls, each with one additional costume, represent such inspiring figures as Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune...
Chiume, who died at the age of 72, also appeared in the South African series Gomora, Seriously Single and Queen Sono, as well as the musical film, Black Is King, directed by Beyonce. Her accomplishments included a South African Film and Television Award (Safta) f...
He was the first African-American performer to host a variety television series, The Nat King Cole Show, which aired from 1956 to 1957. This achievement was a milestone in American television history, inspiring future generations of artists. Nat King Cole left an indelible ...
She died last at her home in Washington DC at the age of 90, with President Joe Biden hailing her as a "pioneering American" and a "trailblazer" after learning of her death. Other stars and notable figures who died in September 2023 include: ...
Johnson rose to fame when she became the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974. In 1975, Johnson became the first black woman to appear on the cover of the French edition of Elle. In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly...
Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving her medical degree in 1849, to astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson, who became the commander of the Internatio...
Position: Novelist and professor of Afro-American and African studies, comparative literature and Francophone studies at the University of Michigan Spoke at: Colorado College Advice to graduates: "You have flourished. You have acquired the fundamental imperatives of a liberal arts education: the ...
the Mexican people loved him despite his legendary ineptitude on the field of battle. Santa Annalost Texasto rebels in 1836, lost every major engagement in which he participated during theMexican-American War(1846-1848) and in between, managed tolose a war to Francein 1839. Still, Santa Anna...