The Mathematicians of the African Diaspora Pages

We mourn the passing of Professor Fred Bowers. He was retired professor of mathematics at Spelman College. mathad.com/profile?ebic25…

Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Black person in the world to receive a doctorate in mathematics. On September 26, 1925, Elbert Frank Cox’s dissertation on difference equations was conferred by Cornell University. mathad.com/profile?ciib25…

Happy Birthday, David Harold Blackwell (1919-2010)! He is the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics, doing so in 1941 at the age of 22. In 1965, he became the first African American named to the National Academy of Sciences.  mathad.com/profile?bidg25…

We had a great time on Sat April 6 at the @amermathsoc Spring Eastern Sectional at @HowardU with “GranvilleFest 100”: Evelyn Boyd Granville, the second African American to earn a PhD in Math, would have turned 100 on May 1, 2024. Thanks to @doctor_talitha and @tblackman!

Evelyn Boyd Granville, a trailblazing African American #mathematician in the early Space Age, passed away on June 27, 2023. Laura Turner remembers Granville’s remarkable career and provides insight into her work as a programmer in SIAM News. Read more: sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/a…

Happy 99th birthday, Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville! She is the second African American woman in the United States to receive a doctorate degree in mathematics. mathad.com/profile?ficc25…

At this year's #jmm2023, we will host a Black Mathematicians Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon! Join us on Wed Jan 4 from 8am - 1pm either virtually or in person at the Sheraton Boston to edit biographies of Black mathematical scientists on Wikipedia. Sign up here: calendly.com/d/gq9-jww-c7y

Happy birthday, David Blackwell! mathad.com/profile?bidg25…

We regret the passing of Dr. Llayron Clarkson, a towering figure in the mathematics department at Texas Southern University. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that money be donated to the" Llayron Clarkson Endowment for Mathematics at TSU". giving.tsu.edu//llayron-clark…

Dr. Genevieve Knight: Doctoral Thesis: The Effect of a Sub-Culturally Appropriate Language upon Achievement in Mathematical Content; Advisors: Henry Walbasser, Robert Ashlock mathad.com/profile?cbab25…

Dr. Chawne Kimber: Chawne Monique Kimber is an African-American mathematician and quilter, known for expressing her political activism in her quilts. Kimber is now the Dean of the College at Washington and Lee University. mathad.com/profile?jjed25…

Dr. Jude Kong: Jude Kong, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science, is a member of the National COVID-19 Modelling Rapid Response Task Force at York. mathad.com/profile?kjui25…

Janis Oldham: Associate Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina A&T University mathad.com/profile?iaac25…

Dr. Clement Lutterodt: Dr. Lutterodt has 31 publications. His interests are Rational and meromorphic approximations in several complex variables. mathad.com/profile?ibji25…

Dr. Andrew Jones: Dr. Jones is a professor of mathematics at Florida A&M University. mathad.com/profile?fgee25…

Dr. Bernard Mair: Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities mathad.com/profile?bhhc25…

Dr. Vignon Oussa: In 1998, Oussa earned the highest score at the regional mathematics competition among all high-schools in the region of Atlantique and Oueme in Benin. mathad.com/profile?zazh25…

Dr. Omayra Ortega: Using tools from statistics, mathematics, public health and epidemiology, Dr. Ortega tackles emerging health issues. mathad.com/profile?eghh25…

Dr. Evelyn Granville: "Being an African American woman, letting people know that we have brains too" mathad.com/profile?ficc25…

Dr. Deidra Coleman: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Wofford College mathad.com/profile?jdja25…