The Mercy Hospital and Nurse Training School Ocala, Florida (1903-190?) Founders: Drs. W. P. Wilson, Robert A. Miles Benton, David Hamilton Brown Location: 2-6 S. First W. (now Fort King Ave) corner Magnolia in the Davis Block (now Goldman-Peek Building) The Afro-American Hospital The Afro-American Hospital Voluntary Association The Afro-American Health and Old Folk Home Read More…
Sergeant Isaac Sawyer, Company C, 38th US Colored Infantry Isaac Sawyer (1842-1920) – Sergeant, Company C, 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. grave at Chestnut Cemetery. The 38th United States Colored Infantry was an African American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Sgt Sawyer is listed in rosters of the 38th Read More…
Editor’s Note: Written and compiled by Alonzo Hardy Dr. Thomas Playfair Lloyd (1868-1896) was the city’s first black doctor. He graduated from Leonard Medical School of Shaw University, where he delivered the salutatory address for the class of 1889. He won the Knox prize. Born in 1868 to Thomas and Louisa Lloyd, Lloyd graduated Leonard Read More…
Sakir Everett, an 11-year-old African American boy from Lansing, Michigan, who bravely disarmed a classmate with a gun, has been expelled from his school. Instead of being celebrated as a hero, he now faces a year away from the classroom. The incident took place back in May at Dwight Rich School of the Arts. Sakir Read More…
During a heated White House press conference this past Friday, President Trump clashed with Ebony McMorris, a correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) who is one of only a few Black women in the White House press pool. The tense exchange unfolded in the Oval Office as Trump fielded questions from reporters about domestic Read More…
Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 32-year-old African American woman held at a northeast Georgia prison, was found dead in her cell back in July. Months after giving birth, her body showed signs of decay, raising new concerns about prison conditions and inmate care. On July 9, staff at Lee Arrendale State Prison reported finding Vaughan unresponsive. Habersham Read More…
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