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Johnetta Hayes
Johnetta may refer to: *Johnnetta Cole (born 1936), American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college president *Johnetta Elzie Johnetta "Netta" Elzie (born April 16, 1989) is an American civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in the activist group We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter ''This Is the Movement'' with fellow activist D ... (born 1989), American civil rights activist * Johnetta, Pennsylvania, community in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County, United States {{disambiguation, human name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnetta Cole
Johnnetta Betsch Cole (born October 19, 1936) is an American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college president. Cole was the first female African-American president of Spelman College, a historically black college, serving from 1987 to 1997. She was president of Bennett College from 2002 to 2007. During 2009–2017 she was Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art. Background Johnnetta Betsch was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 19, 1936."Johnnetta B. Cole, PhD" at the '' Academy of Achievement'' Her family belonged to the African-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnetta Elzie
Johnetta "Netta" Elzie (born April 16, 1989) is an American civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in the activist group We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter ''This Is the Movement'' with fellow activist DeRay Mckesson. Early life Elzie grew up in North County St. Louis, where her mother owned a hair salon. Elzie attended Our Lady of Good Counsel, a private school where she was often the only black student in her class. She then studied journalism in college at Southeast Missouri State. Civil rights activism Elzie became involved in activism following the shooting of Michael Brown. On August 9, 2014, via Twitter, Elzie learned of Brown's death and that his body was left for hours in the street a short distance from her own childhood home. Mourning the recent death of her own mother, Elzie drove to the site of Brown's death and began tweeting about the scene she encountered. She became involved in protests and in organizing volunteers and don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |