Stephanie St. Clair

Stephanie St. Clair (1897-1969) from Guadeloupe, French West Indies was a racketeer who ran numerous enterprises in Harlem, New York. She publicly denounced corrupt police and resister Mafia control. She ran a successful numbers game and was an activist. Her nicknames included: Queenie, Madame Queen, Madame St. Clair and Queen of the Policy Rackets. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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In 2036

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? In 10 years, 2036, I will be 79 years old, vibrant, famous, and traveling.

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Norman Francis

Norman Francis (1931-2026) first Black student to integrate law school at Loyola University in 1952. In 1968 he became the first Black and first lay president of Xavier University in Louisiana. BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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Howard Thurman

Howard Thurman 1899-1981. Was the first black dean of a chapel at a majority-white university or college in the United States at Boston University, Marsh Chapel, (1953-1965) BlackHistoryEveryday.com

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