Emery N. Brown, Dennis Davenport, George F. Edmonds, and Elaine C. Smith were academic rarities when they earned their doctorates almost 20 years ago: They were the only black Americans known to have ...

This episode traces the role of HBCUs and mentors in growing the community of Black mathematicians. The episode relates stories of prominent African American mathematicians who struggled through ...

This page provides an overview of the remarkable work of Scott W. Williams, PhD, Emeritus Professor, UB Mathematics. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in 1971, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. In ...

Kendall Bell and her cousin Brynn Espy stared at the bulletin board with perplexity. Their task seemed simple enough. The girls were trying to solve a Picture-Hanging Puzzle: A piece of string with ...

Gilmer was also the first Black math teacher for Milwaukee Public Schools. Former Milwaukee math teacher, international researcher and leader in the field of ethnomathematics Gloria Ford Gilmer is the ...

When Oakland filmmaker George Csicsery announced he would make a documentary about Black mathematicians, he frequently was asked: "Are there any?" That question alone justifies the project, says the ...