Category: Racial Justice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Aliker

Martin Jerome Okec Aliker (21 October 1928 – 15 April 2024) was a Ugandan dental surgeon, businessman, and community leader. He was a senior adviser to the President of Uganda and sat on the board of directors of nearly forty Ugandan companies. He was the chancellor of Victoria University Uganda, a private institution.^[1] From 2004 until 2014, he served as the founding chancellor of Gulu University, a public university.^[2i8

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Monique Clesca is currently an international consultant after a career of more than 25 years specializing in high-level policy dialogue, human rights, youth and women programming, development, and crisis communication and writing. A feminist pro-democracy, pro-social justice activist, she is also a member of the Civil Society Commission to find a Haitian solution to the crisis and of Haiti Think Tank and a member of the Montana Agreement Monitoring Bureau.

Paving the Way for LGBTQ+ Students

When Vincent McCoy ’75 responded to a newspaper ad for a small, private meeting of Northwestern’s Gay Liberation Front, he never imagined it would lead to him becoming an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ students. McCoy became the first Black president of the Gay Liberation Front, helping to grow Northwestern’s inaugural gay rights advocacy group and expand its visibility on campus.

https://roderickcox.com

Winner of the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award by the U.S Solti Foundation, Berlin-based American conductor, Roderick Cox, has been praised as a conductor who is “paving the way” (NBC News) and recognised as a “trailblazer… a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard” (Minnesota StarTribune).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Cox_(conductor)

Roderick Cox (born 1987^[1][2]) is an American conductor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renetta_McCann

Renetta McCann (born December 8, 1956) is an American advertising and public relations executive who previously served as chief executive officer of Starcom Mediavest Group in North America.

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Willard “Will” S. Evans Jr. is a seasoned leader in both the public and private sectors. Known for his collaborative personal style and business acumen, he has extensive leadership experience that encompasses business, government, academic, civic, emergency, and social service organizations.

https://www.wlox.com/2024/05/30/gulfport-teen-receives-national-geographic-award-plan-save-mississippis-oyster-reef-population

GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) – Remember Demi Johnson? The now ninth grader is headed to the nation’s capital in just a few days for the National Geographic Explorers Festival.

Her well-deserved trip to Washington D.C. comes after she became a top-15 finalist for her award with the Slingshot Challenge this spring. She also received her Girl Scout Silver Award for her research with the Mississippi Oyster Gardening Program.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diahann_Carroll

Diahann Carroll (/daɪˈæn/ dy-AN; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Carroll was the recipient of numerous nominations and awards for her stage and screen performances, including a Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations.