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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

The Reverend Dr. Natalie P. Alford is the only child, born in Newark, NJ, to Lawrence and the late Christeen Inez Ellison Alford. Her formative years placed her in Covington, Virginia, Washington, D.C...

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Evelyn Tisdale Akiwumi

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Evelyn Akiwumi was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. She attended elementary school in Buffalo. She received a B.S. in Home Economics from Howard University and a M.S. degree in Elementary education fro...

Daytona Beach FL

Rowena Adams Jones

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Carol Hoskins Adams brings more than 35 years of experience as an Educator to her position as Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. As a college admini...

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Carol Hoskins Adams

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Carol Hoskins Adams brings more than 35 years of experience as an Educator to her position as Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. As a college admini...

Douglas Ruffin Jr

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Douglas Russell Ruffin, Jr was born in Buffalo, New York on September 10, 1971 to Donette and Douglas Ruffin, Sr. Doug attended the BUILD Academy from 1976-1984, a 1989 graduate of Bennett High School...

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James A. Williams

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Dr. James A. Williams was named Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools in July of 2005. Dr. Williams is a highly distinguished, respected, and outstanding educator. He received his M.A. in counselin...

Bertron Carter

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Bertron Carter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 13, 1933. He came to Buffalo as a child. He attended the Buffalo Public Schools and graduated from Hutchison Central High School. He is a gradu...

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Rufus Frasier

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Jun 15, 2011 Biographies

Rufus Frasier, a twin and the youngest of nine children was born January 10, 1928 in Lancaster, South Carolina. His parents were James and Emma Frasier. He moved to Buffalo to look for work and found ...

Lancaster SC United States

William Easley

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Jun 14, 2011 Biographies

William R. (Bill) Easley was born on January 13, 1946 in Olean, New York. His parents were Lois Barnes Easley (an uncrowned queen) and Robert W. Easley (an uncrowned king). William is the youngest chi...

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Robert Moore

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Jun 14, 2011 Biographies

Robert Moore was born on May 11, 1926 in Greensboro, Georgia. He was the son of Nathaniel and Eva Moore. Robert, or Bob as many called him, moved to Buffalo, New York in 1952. he had joined mount Calv...

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Henry Self

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Jun 14, 2011 Biographies

Henry Washington Self is the son of Israel David and Pattie Wright Self. He was born on January 25th in Starkville, Mississippi. Henry graduated from Henderson High School and attended Mary Holmes Col...

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James McLeod

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Jun 14, 2011 Biographies

Buffalo City Court Judge James A. W. McLeod, a native of Utica, New York, is the great nephew of educator, Mary McLeod Bethune. He attended Herkimer Community College, where he earned an A.A. Degree. ...

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