Smokey Joe Williamson

Smokey Joe Williamson

Cyclone Joe Williams Baseball player Joseph Williams (April 6, 1886 – February 25, 1951), nicknamed “Cyclone Joe” or “Smokey Joe”, was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro leagues. He is widely recognized as one of the game’s...
Lincoln Lincoln University

Lincoln Lincoln University

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University in Pennsylvania Lincoln University (LU) is the United States’ first degree-granting historically black university.[4] Founded as a private university in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972. Its main...
Roy Campanella

Roy Campanella

Roy Campanella Baseball player; born 19 November 1921 Philadelphia Pa; Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League (NNL); Brooklyn Dodgers 1948; died 26 June 1993 Woodland Hills Ca Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed “Campy”, was...
Ray Dandridge

Ray Dandridge

Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed “Hooks” and “Squat”, was an American third baseman in baseball’s Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the...
HBCU’S History Delaware State University

HBCU’S History Delaware State University

History The Delaware College for Colored Students, now known as Delaware State University, was established May 15, 1891, by the Delaware General Assembly under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890 by which land-grant colleges for Blacks came into existence in...