Cultural Connection

(February 10, 1955 – January 18, 2022) How her story lasted this long without being featured is unfathomable. She stands as the only woman ever drafted in the NBA draft. Harris is one of the pioneers of women’s basketball. From 1975 to 1977, she was a member of Delta State University’s basketball team that won […]

John Ware (1845 – 12 September 1905) was an African-American cowboy best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to Southern Alberta in 1882, helping to create that province’s important ranching industry.[ Ware was born into slavery on a plantation near Georgetown, South Carolina. After the American Civil War he left the Carolinas for Texas […]