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Feb 19, 2019 Biographies

Founder of ME-Modeling and Etiquette Program, teaching young ladies social graces and how to network for job success. The program assisted young ladies in completion of job and college applications an...

Buffalo Community NY United States

Mrs. ESSIE LEE HUNLEY JACKSON

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Feb 19, 2019 Biographies

ESSIE MIGRATED TO BUFFALO NY IN 1947 FROM DEATSVILLE AL. SHE WOULD SHARE 70 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITH CURIE JACKSON . THIS UNION BROUGHT THEM 11 CHILDREN. ESSIE WAS A FAITHFUL WIFE,MOTHER,SISTER,GRANDMOT...

AL Deatsville Other United States

Yvonne M. Goodbee Hairston

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Feb 19, 2019 Biographies

Born and raised in Albany, NY. Six brothers and one sister. Retired from NYS. Worked for Gov. Mario Cuomo; Sen. D. Paterson, Assem. Al Van, and Sen. Halperin. My Father, Archie L. Goodbee is from Phil...

Albany NY Other United States

Ms. Gail Lynn Lyons Hawkins

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Feb 19, 2019 Biographies

Born and raised in Buffalo New York, Hamlin Park. Educated in Buffalo Public Schools(74, 48, 81, Bennett High School) in the Special Progress Program Gail enjoyed the exposure to the Black Arts moveme...

Buffalo NY United States

Mrs. Lelia Louise Robinson Jones

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Feb 19, 2019 Biographies

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Lewis Lloyd Burrell MD

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Feb 16, 2019 Biographies

Lewis Lloyd Burrell, Jr. was born in Luray, Virginia in 1904. His parents, Lewis Lloyd Burrell, Sr. and Carrie Pinkett Burrell were natives of Virginia. Dr. Burrell graduated from Howard University Me...

Healthcare Luray United States VA

David James Verser

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Feb 16, 2019 Biographies

David James Verser was a native of Gilbert, Louisiana who moved to Buffalo around 1939. He was a longtime employee of National Aniline Company. He was married to Ernestine Williams on June 27, 1953, h...

Gilbert LA Other United States

Dr. Veronica Mason DNP-FNP-PMHNP-BC

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Feb 15, 2019 Biographies

Dr. Veronica Mason was born August 12th, 1968 at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the daughter of Bobby and Connie Jones. She has 8 Siblings. She attended local schools and graduated from Trott ...

Healthcare NY Niagara Falls United States

Pauline Kimble Walker

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Feb 14, 2019 Biographies

Pauline was born to the late Eugene Kimble, Sr., and the late Polly Early Petty Kimble on September 28, 1927, in Carrollton, Mississippi. Pauline finished high school and married the late Roger Walker...

Carrollton MS Politics United States

Michele Sneed Mitchell

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Feb 14, 2019 Biographies

Being inspired by her grandmother Maggie to take care of others, Michele Mitchell entered into the medical field during her time at Niagara Falls High School, where she completed her courses, and beca...

Healthcare NY Niagara Falls United States

Cassandra Ann Cosby

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Feb 13, 2019 Biographies

Cassandra Ann "Dee" Cosby is one of seven children born and raised in Buffalo, New York. She grew up as the only girl and learned early in life the value of persistence, how to make herself heard, and...

Buffalo NY Politics United States

Cassandra Leeper Buster

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Feb 13, 2019 Biographies

The first African American Miss Niagara, the beautiful Cassandra Leeper-Buster, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Leeper of Gasport, New York. She won the pageant in 1970 and went on to re...