Matt VanHouten
Matt Van Houten is a student at the University of Washington who plans on receiving his undergraduate degree in History. Matt currently plays soccer on the University of Washington soccer team and is a huge sports fan.
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Roy Campanella (1921-1993)
Roy Campanella was an African American baseball player who helped break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB). He...
Isiah Lord Thomas III (1961- )
Professional basketball star Isiah Lord Thomas III was the Detroit Pistons’ point guard from 1981-1994, helping to lead the team...
Jill Elaine Brown (1950- )
Jill Elaine Brown became the first African American woman to serve as a pilot for a major U.S. airline when...
Anna Arnold Hedgeman (1899-1990)
Political activist and educator Anna Arnold Hedgeman was the first African American woman to serve on the cabinet of a...
Henry McKee Minton (1870-1946)
Henry McKee Minton was an African American pharmacist and physician who was one of the six men who founded the...
Alonzo Franklin Herndon (1858–1927)
Alonzo Franklin Herndon was an African American entrepreneur who founded and was the first president of Atlanta Life Insurance Company. ...
Ruth Carol Taylor (1931- )
Journalist and nurse Ruth Carol Taylor became the first African American airline flight attendant in the United States when she...
Grace Towns Hamilton (1907-1992)
Grace Towns Hamilton was the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She was a lifelong advocate...
Midian Othello Bousfield (1885–1948)
Physician and businessman Dr. Midian Othello Bousfield was a leader in Chicago’s insurance industry. His diverse career included work in...
WGPR-TV (1975-1995)
WGPR-TV (Where God’s Presence Radiates) was the first television station in the United States owned and operated by African Americans....
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (1936-1999)
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an African American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Philadelphia/San...
John Matthew Shippen, Jr. (1879-1968)
John Matthew Shippen, Jr. was the first African American professional golfer and known as one of America’s golf pioneers. Shippen...
