Black History Month
Black History Month 2020Throughout the month of February, Brown Athletics will celebrate Black History Month through a series of profiles. Over the course of the month, the Bears will recognize African Americans who have made an impact on the university community and beyond.
Feb. 4: William Edward White 1883, Baseball
Feb. 6: Michelle D. Smith '86, Women's Basketball
Feb. 11: Jay Mayo Williams '20, Football/Men's Track
Feb. 13: Kimani Paul-Emile '93, Women's Track & Field
Feb. 18: Herman Ssebazza '70, Men's Soccer
Feb. 20: Rebekah Splaine Salwasser '01, Women's Soccer
Feb. 25: Marcus Thompson '89, Men's Basketball
Feb. 27: Rikki Baldwin '07, Volleyball
Black History Month 2019
Throughout the month of February, Brown Athletics will celebrate Black History Month through the “28 Days of Black at Brown” series. Each day during the month, the Bears will recognize African Americans who have made an impact on the university community and beyond.
Day 1: Fritz Pollard '19, Football
Day 2: Yvonne Goldsberry '82, Women's Soccer
Day 3: Cory Gibbs '01, Men's Soccer
Day 4: Dennis Coleman '75, Football
Day 5: Vita Redding '99, Women's Basketball
Day 6: Bernard Muir '90, Men's Basketball
Day 7: Sara Eaton '09, Field Hockey
Day 8: Peter Moss '80, Men's Basketball
Day 9: Angela Dawn Chuck '02, Women's Swimming & Diving
Day 10: Steve Jordan '82, Football
Day 11: Lauren Gibbs '06, Volleyball
Day 12: Lee Thompson '71, Men's Track & Field
Day 13: Teri Smith '91, Women's Track & Field
Day 14: Gary Nelson '94, Men's Lacrosse
Day 15: Uchenna Omokaro '05, Softball
Day 16: Augustus White '57, Football
Day 17: Inman Page 1877, Brown's First Black Graduate
Day 18: Ethel Tremaine Robinson 1905, Brown's First Black Female Graduate
Day 19: Samuel Nabrit M.S. '28, Ph.D. '32, Brown's First Black Doctoral Graduate
Day 20: Tricia Rose M.A. '87, Ph.D. '93, Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)
Day 21: Stephon Alexander Ph.D. '00, Professor of Physics
Day 22: Ebonya Washington '95, Professor of Economics at Yale
Day 23: John Hope 1894, President of Morehouse College and Atlanta University
Day 24: Tracee Ellis Ross '94, Golden Globe Winning Actress
Day 25: Andre Leon Talley M.A. '72, Fashion Leader
Day 26: Hill Harper '88, Award-Winning Actor and Author
Day 27: Ruth Simmons, 18th President of Brown University
Day 28: 1968 Black Student Walkout
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