In commemoration of Black History Month, we shine a light on Dr. Juliette Tuakli, Harvard Medical School’s first African female pediatrician. President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, Dr. Juliette Tuakli at an event for Mercy Ships on April 6, 2013, in Dallas, TX. Photo by Grant MillerDr Tuakli has led a long and fruitful career in pediatricsContinue reading “Meet Harvard’s first African female pediatrician Dr. Juliette Tuakli”
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Meet the first black golfer who brought color to the sport at the 1896 US Open
Golf is perhaps one of the oldest white male privilege sports in history considered a preserve for the rich and elites. U.S. President Donald Trump remarked in 2015 that only the rich should be allowed to play golf. Before Tiger Woods – one of the most successful golfers of all time – was born, a blackContinue reading “Meet the first black golfer who brought color to the sport at the 1896 US Open”
Ghanaian-born speed skater is first black woman to qualify for US Olympic team
17-year-old speed skater Maame Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for the United States Olympic speedskating team and the second speed skater to ever qualify for the Winter Olympics. Biney made history on Saturday after cruising to victory twice in the 500-meter short-track speedskating trials inside the Utah Olympic Oval. She beat Olympians Lana Gehring, Jessica Kooreman, and Katherine Reutter-Adamek to sealContinue reading “Ghanaian-born speed skater is first black woman to qualify for US Olympic team”
Ismail Akwei 