In recognition of Black History Month, Feb. 23 – 26, the Warren campus of Davenport University invited middle and high school students from the Michigan Math and Science Academy in Warren to view Dr. Anita Moncrease’s The Legacy of Black Medical Schools and Departments (1868–1968) exhibit and learn about the importance of high school and college from members of the Sigma Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

The exhibit was open to the public and highlighted the groundbreaking achievements of African Americans in medicine. It featured Detroit doctors Joseph Ferguson, M.D., the first African American in Detroit to earn a medical degree (1869), Albert Henry Johnson, M.D., the third African-American graduate of the Detroit College of Medicine and one of the founders of Dunbar Hospital, the first African-American non-profit hospital in Detroit (1893), and Marjorie Peebles-Meyers, M.D., a graduated from Wayne University College of Medicine, the school’s first African-American female graduate. She became the first African American female resident and chief resident at Detroit Receiving Hospital (1943).

“We were honored to have this opportunity to invite students to our campus to learn more about Black history from the exhibit creator, Dr. Anita Moncrease,” said Susan Crkovski, Davenport University executive campus director, Warren. “Our nursing students gave them tours of our labs and demonstrated medical procedures. Dr. Rashid Faisal, Department Chair for the College of Urban Education at Davenport, and members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity spoke of their experiences and the importance of mentorship and good study habits to be successful throughout their education.”

About 40 Michigan Math and Science Academy high school students attended on Tuesday, and an equally large group of MMSA middle school students attended on Wednesday.

The exhibit will be available to the public for viewing through March 2, 2026.