Legacies of African Americans in Transnational History and their descendants

Melvin Foote-President and CEO of the Constituency for Africa (CFA)-Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa and Somalia
Courtesy of the CFA website Mr. Melvin P. Foote is a pioneer in the field...

The Burns Brothers- International Business Executives-Kenya
Meet the Burns Brothers unveiling the 1st African-American-owned private membership club in Africa Mildred Europa...

Ambassador Stafford F. Haney- Costa Rica
(1969-) Stafford Fitzgerald Haney Photo by United States State Department (CC0) Stafford Fitzgerald Haney, an international...

Diplomat James T. Dandridge- Brazil, Chile and Bolivia
(1932 to present) Diplomacy Foundation Center James “Jim” Dandridge was born in Birmingham, Alabama in...

Harriet Elam-Thomas- Turkey and Cyprus
POSTED ONAPRIL 15, 2015BY CONTRIBUTED BY: LAKEISHA HARDING (1941-) Image Ownership: Public Domain Harriet Elam-Thomas is a diplomat and professor who...

Diplomat Ertharin Cousin-Italy
ERTHARIN COUSIN (1957-) POSTED ONJANUARY 2, 2016BY CONTRIBUTED BY: CARLTON MCLELLAN Public Domain Image Ertharin Cousin, a diplomat and...

Diplomat Bonnie Denise Jenkins- Afghanistan
BONNIE DENISE JENKINS (CA.1960–) POSTED ONFEBRUARY 2, 2016BY CONTRIBUTED BY: CARLTON MCLELLAN Courtesy U.S. Mission-Geneva, Fair use image Bonnie...

Dr. George Marion Johnson-Nigeria
GEORGE MARION JOHNSON (1900-1989) POSTED ONOCTOBER 2, 2013BY CONTRIBUTED BY: DAPHNE BARBEE-WOOTEN Courtesy Library of Congress, Fair use image...