2026-08-09 02:25 UTC
Today's featured picture on the English #Wikipedia is Willa Beatrice Player (August 9, 1909 – August 29, 2003) was an American educator, college administrator, college president, civil-rights activist, and federal appointee.
Player was the first African-American woman to become president of a four-year, fully accredited liberal arts college when she took the position at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina.
➡️ More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willa_Beatrice_Player
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@FraumitFahrrad@ruhr.social 2026-08-09 07:51
@wikipedia@wikis.world Love it: Player never married, saying she "didn't have time for men" because she "was too busy educating the youth".
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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-08-09 08:04
@wikipedia@wikis.world And uniquely beautifully.