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  • Ed Bradley (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006)

    He was wounded while on assignment covering the Vietnam War. In 1976, he became the first black white house correspondent. His accolades are way too numerous for me to go into right now. He was one of the reasons that I pursued journalism in college, and he died today of leukemia. Read more

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  • Flemmie KittrellInternationally Known Nutritionist Flemmie Pansy Kittrell was born December 25, 1904, in Henderson, North Carolina. She was the first African-American to earn a doctorate in home economics (Cornell University, 1936). She became and internationally renowned nutritionist, providing nutrition education to governments at home and abroad, especially in developing countries. In 1947 she undertook a… Read more

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  • Flemmie Kittrell Internationally Known Nutritioni…

    Flemmie Kittrell Internationally Known Nutritionist Flemmie Pansy Kittrell was born December 25, 1904, in Henderson, North Carolina. She was the first African-American to earn a doctorate in home economics (Cornell University, 1936). She became an internationally renowned nutritionist, providing nutrition education to governments at home and abroad, especially in developing countries. In 1947 she undertook… Read more

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  • Edmonia Lewis

    Pioneer Sculptress Edmonia Lewis was the first major sculptress of African-American and Native American heritage. She “represented a fresh approach to the neoclassical sculpture tradition, injecting as she did timely yet universal human rights issues and developing a more emotional, naturalistic style than her contemporaries.” Many details about her early life were uncertain. Her birth… Read more

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