black history
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Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
Physician, Educator, Cancer Research Specialist Jane Cooke Wright was born November 30, 1919 in New York City. Her father, Dr. Louis Wright, was one of the first African American graduates of Harvard Medical School. After she graduated with honors from New York Medical college, interned at Bellevue Hospital and completed her residency at Harlem Hospital, Read more
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This flashback brought to you by Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama is on the cover of Vogue. In a dress she chose. Let’s not celebrate that. Let’s get onry because she chooses to straighten her hair. Or suggest she rock a natural because some of us feel we need her to prop up our hair cause. Be strong in yours. If you are natural, Read more
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Dr. Jewell Plummer Cobb
Scientist(Cell Biology, Physiology)/Educator Dr. Jewell Plummer Cobb was born January 17, 1924 in Chicago and is known for her important cell research on melanin (how it protects the skin from ultraviolet damage and the difference between normal and cancerous cells) . Her studies of the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs made her one of the leading Read more
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Joan Higginbotham
Former NASA Astronaut Joan Higginbotham was born in chicago on August 3, 1964 . She obtained Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a 1987 Master of Management degree from Florida Institute. Her career with NASA began at Kennedy Space Center, where she was payload electrical engineer Read more
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