today in black history

July 03, 2025

Educator Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first Black president of Brown University, was born on this date in 1945 in Grapeland, Texas.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 7

POSTED: February 25, 2009, 12:00 am

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A profile of community activist George Tillman.

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