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Mary Ann Shad Cary in a portrait in the 1800s

Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Howard University’s First Black Female Law Student

Shadd Cary taught and attended classes at Howard University School of Law, where she was Howard’s first Black female law student and one of the first Black women to earn a law degree. Shadd Cary then joined the women’s suffrage movement.

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A painted portrait of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson.

The Story of Howard University’s First Black President, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

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The History of Howard's Colors

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison: The Life of a Literary Giant

Mary Ann Shad Cary in a portrait in the 1800s

Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Howard University’s First Black Female Law Student

A painted portrait of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson.

The Story of Howard University’s First Black President, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

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The History of Howard's Colors

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison: The Life of a Literary Giant

Mamie Phipps Clark and husband Kenneth

Mamie Phipps Clark: The Pioneering Psychologist Behind the Famed “Dolls Test” 

Doctor, inventor, and advocate Patricia Bath with a microscope.

Patricia Bath: Helping Others ‘See’ Disparities in Eye Care