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Dexter Scott King (nephew) Bernice King (niece) Edythe Scott Bagley (December 13, 1924 – June 11, 2011) was an American author, activist, and educator. The older sister of Coretta Scott King, she worked behind the scenes to promote the Civil Rights Movement and was actively involved in many of the crucial events of that era. [1]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1949, Horsey is a 1968 graduate of St. Thomas More High School in Philadelphia. [3] He earned a degree from Cheyney State College in 1975, an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Community College of Philadelphia in 1980, and a paralegal certification from Penn State University in ...
George Russell Lakey (born November 2, 1937) is an activist, sociologist, and writer who added academic underpinning to the concept of nonviolent revolution. [1] He also refined the practice of experiential training for activists which he calls "Direct Education". [2] A Quaker, he has co-founded and led numerous organizations and campaigns for ...
Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 – 1832) was an American silversmith and philanthropist who founded a school for African Americans in Philadelphia. Originally called the African Institute, it was renamed the Institute for Colored Youth and eventually became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the United States.
Melrose (Cheyney, Pennsylvania) / 39.93222°N 75.52722°W / 39.93222; -75.52722. "Melrose", also known as the Old President's House, is an historic home that is located on the campus of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in Cheyney, Delaware County, Pennsylvania . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Davis was raised in Camden, New Jersey, [1] and began acting as a student at Creative Arts Academy. [1] [2] A 2009 cum laude graduate of Cheyney University who earned a degree in theatre arts, [3] Davis had his breakthrough role when he appeared in the 2017 film Detroit . On December 12, 2018, Davis was cast as Luke in the Joseph Cross ...
Robert W. Bogle president and CEO of The Philadelphia Tribune newspaper, [1] [2] where he has worked for 39 years. Bogle joined The Philadelphia Tribune in 1970 selling advertising. Bogle has been a community leader for many years, and is especially active in the advancements of black Philadelphians. Bogle attended Cheyney University in Cheyney ...
The Institute for Colored Youth was founded in 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It became the first college for African-Americans in the United States, although there were schools that admitted African Americans preceding it. At the time, public policy and certain statutory provisions prohibited the education of blacks in ...