Religion-Catholicism
Rita M. de Chabert-Schuster (1933-2023)
Dame of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Order of Malta in the Virgin Islands, philanthropist, entrepreneur, educator, and real estate...
Thérèse Sita-Bella (1933-2006)
Thérèse Sita-Bella, born Thérèse Bella Mbida in 1933, was a Cameroonian film director who is widely acknowledged as the first...
Sister Thea Bowman (1937 – 1990)
Sister Thea Bowman was a Catholic Franciscan nun, evangelist, and educator known for introducing culturally inclusive practices into the Catholic...
Ralph Gonsalves (1946- )
Ralph Everard Gonsalves or “Uncle Ralph,” also known as “Comrade Ralph,” is the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the...
The Black Maroons of Florida (1693-1850)
The Black Maroons of Florida, also known as Black Seminoles, Seminole Maroons, and Seminole Freedmen, were a community derived from...
Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley (1941-2022)
Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley, former Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and broadcasting host, was born on November 19, 1941, in Charlotte Amalie,...
Fulbert Youlou (1917-1972)
Fulbert Youlou was the first President of the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo Brazzaville. Youlou was born on...
Lorraine Patricia Baa (1953-2021)
Lorraine Patricia Baa, commentator, entrepreneur, and cancer cure advocate was born in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, on February 1, 1953,...
Albertina Sisulu (1918-2011)
Albertina Sisulu was a South African politician and nurse known for her anti-apartheid activism. Sisulu was born Nontsikelo Thethiwe on...
