February 2022 - Page 14

Meharry Honors Trailblazing Doctor Josie E. Wells with Marker

Published on February 1, 2022August 4, 2025

By Meharry Medical College The Metropolitan Historical Commission of Nashville and Davidson County has approved the erection of a historical marker as a memorial for Dr. Josie E. Wells—one of three female 1904 graduates of Meharry Medical College, its first female faculty member and Meharry President Dr. George W. Hubbard’s administrative right hand. In collaboration

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Fisk Alumna Becomes First Elected Black Female Judge in Duval

Published on February 1, 2022August 4, 2025

Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk graduate Rhonda Peoples-Waters made history in Duval County (Jacksonville, FL) earlier this month when she was sworn in at the courthouse as the first elected Black female court judge in this county. People-Waters is not the first Black female in the role, as three others have been appointed, but she