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The BCA was formed in 1988 as the Black Coaches Association, when two separate African American coaching groups (basketball and American football) merged and extended their work to coaches in all sports. The organization has been focused on improving the employment opportunities and professional development of ethnic minority coaches.
First African-American storyteller to receive a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts; Storyteller, Author; co-founder of the National Association of Black Storytellers Cynthia James Honorary Award winning author of What Will Set You Free and Revealing Your Extraordinary Essence, and international life coach [14]
Ralph Bunche, a United Nations Ambassador and first African-American winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; G. K. Butterfield, member of the U.S. House of Representatives; Cassius Cash, 16th superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Lawrence D. Crawford, Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan; David Dinkins, Mayor of New York City
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
Aug. 29—Missouri Southern State University's Tradgon McCrae was recently named to another All-America team, this one chosen by the Black College Golf Coaches Association. The announcement was ...
Owens, who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers, is one of the six Black athletes on People’s 2023 Sexiest Men in Sports list. Some of the other men featured this year are: Frances Tiafoe
Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show .
John B. McLendon Jr. (April 5, 1915 – October 8, 1999) was an American basketball coach who is recognized as the first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professional sport. He was a major contributor to the development of modern basketball and coached on both ...