Katherine Johnson was born on August 26th, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Back at that time, Greenbrier ...

Stephanie Turner blends creativity and compassion, helping students with medical and mental health challenges while repurposing old items into new treasures. Her work and hobbies reflect her values of ...

Coachella Valley Unified School District is expected to propose further reductions in force to the board on Feb. 6 to address ...

When educator Jane Dabney Shackelford wrote and published The Child’s Story of the Negro and Helen Adele Whiting wrote Negro Folk Tales for Pupils in the Primary Grades and Negro Art, Music and Rhyme ...

The history-maker aspired to become a nurse after graduating from Amityville Memorial High School in 1939 ... that only accepted white mothers at the time rejected the Black mother of that ...

After graduating from nursing school in 1941, Leftenant-Colon attempted to join the military but was told Black nurses weren’t allowed. She kept trying, and in January 1945, she was accepted ...

Leftenant-Colon graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1939 and dreamed of being a nurse ... only accepted white patients at the time, refused to allow the Black mother to give birth ...

Leftenant-Colon graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1939 and dreamed of being a nurse. She attended the ... The local hospital, which only accepted white patients at the time, refused to ...