Marie Maynard Daly, PhD was the first African American to get her PhD in chemistry. Her contributions in biochemistry included, including research on nuclear proteins, cancer, and hypertension. In addition to her…
Black History Month – Josephine Baker, WWII and Beyond
Josephine Baker, Her Life in World War II and Beyond. In a continuation of our article on Josephine Baker, Performer today we explore Ms. Baker’s work not only as a performer of…
Black History Month – Josephine Baker, Performer
Josephine Baker was the first African-American actress to star in a major motion picture. She also served as spy in World War II. She was born as Freda Josephine McDonald 3rd June…
Black History Month – Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliz Mahoney was the first professionally trained African-American Nurse in the United States. In addition to her dedication to the nursing profession, she is known for promoting equality for African-Americans and…
Black History Month – Mildred Jefferson
Dr. Mildred Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate with a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She was also the first female doctor at the Boston University Medical Center and…
Black History Month – Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson is an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA and who’s orbital calculations were critical to the U.S. manned space flights. Her critical life’s work was chronicled in the highly acclaimed…
Black History Month- Shirley Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. is the first African-American woman to earn a doctor degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics…
How Valentine’s Day became a secular holiday.
So now that you have read about St. Valentine in our previous blog, how did we go from his story to having the secular holiday of Valentine’s Day? Despite the heart shapes…
Saint Valentine – The origin of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, also known as St. Valentine’s Day and celebrated usually on February 14, started as the feast day for St. Valentine. The feast day was first created by Pope Gelasius in…
Black History Month – Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a world renown tennis player, the first black to compete at the international level. Among her many achievements, she was the first African-American to win the Grand Slam title…