Toni Morrison is the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is best known for her novels focusing on intimate relationships, especially between men and women. These stories are set against the backdrop of African American culture. In 1949 Morrison entered Howard University, where she received a B.A. in English in 1953. She earned a Master of … [Read more...] about Thurday Open Thread: Black Nobel Prize Winners
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Wednesday Open Thread: Black Nobel Prize Winners
Sir William Arthur Lewis (1915–1991), born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, virtually founded the entire discipline of development economics. Entering the field of economics when blacks were normally barred from that academic profession, Lewis broke one barrier after another by dint of sheer brilliance. He was the first black professor in Britain's university system, and … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Nobel Prize Winners
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Nobel Laureates
Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first African American and first person of color to be so honored. For more than two decades, Bunche served as chair of the Department of Political Science at Howard University (1928 to 1950), where he also … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Nobel Laureates