North America-Bermuda
Marion Antoinette Richards Myles (1917-1969)
Dr. Marion Antoinette Richards Myles, a scientist with expertise in plant physiology, including the effects of drugs and hormones on plant growth,...
Arthur Prysock (1924-1997)
Arthur Prysock was an important multi-genre vocalist born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1924. During the Second World War, Prysock...
King Virgil Cheek Jr. (1937- )
King Virgil Cheek Jr. is a lifelong educator, lawyer, and author, who, along with older brother, James Edward Cheek, served...
Eustace Augustus Dixon II (1934-2000)
Eustace A. Dixon II, 20th century author and environmental health advocate, was born at home in Brooklyn, New York on...
Hamilton, Bermuda (1790- )
Hamilton is the capital of the British overseas island territory of Bermuda in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The city had...
British Corps of Colonial Marines (1808-1810, 1814-1816)
During the first two decades of the 19th Century, escaped American slaves formed a military cadre that would eventually be called...
Usain St. Leo Bolt (1986- )
Usain Bolt, known as the “fastest man on earth,” has won a phenomenal eight Olympic gold medals the 2008, 2012,...
University of the West Indies (1948- )
The University of the West Indies (UWI) is a public regional university unique in the world of higher education. The...
William “Bill” Pinkney (1935-2023)
William “Bill” Deltoris Pinkney III was known as the second African American to solo-circumnavigate the globe by boat and the...
