There are 2 article(s) tagged Miriam DeCosta-Willis:

• January 2021

  • Civil rights pioneer Miriam DeCosta-Willis dies at 86

    Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis, a civil rights pioneer and champion of gender and racial equality, has died at age 86. 

    By Daja E. Henry January 07, 2021

• December 2020

  • DeCosta-Willis honored as first Black faculty member at then-Memphis State

    The University of Memphis unveiled plans Monday, Dec. 14, for a plaque honoring Miriam DeCosta Sugarmon Willis, the school’s first African American faculty member. 

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2020