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Yvonne Seon (née Reed, formerly Chappelle; born December 20, 1937) [1] is an American professor, university administrator, and Unitarian Universalist minister. She specializes in African studies, African American studies, and government administration.
By 1977, Seon was the first woman to serve on Africare's board of directors, and in 2002 she became its first vice chairwoman. When still a graduate student, Seon was drawn to the Unitarian Universalist Church, and was later ordained as a minister.
The Rev. Yvonne Seon is the author of Totem Games: Poems in Search of African Identity. In 1981, she became the first African-American woman ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister.
Jul 16, 2009 · Dr. Yvonne Seon, professor, administrator and author, was recently awarded the “Gold Citation” from her alma mater, Allegheny College, for “honor reflected upon the College” for outstanding professional and volunteer activities.
#YvonneSeon #PatriceLumumba #DaveChappelle*March 13, 2015From The History Makers website:Born in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1937, Yvonne Seon graduate...
Sep 22, 2021 · Yvonne Seon has had a lifelong career as an activist and scholar. She was first involved in African politics, recruited by Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo, soon after she graduated from college.
Aug 14, 2009 · Energized by her two years in Africa, Seon returned to the United States and became the first black woman to serve as the chief administrative officer on a major U.S. delegation to a general assembly of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Yvonne Seon was introduced to Negritude writers and Pan-Africanism at the 1966 World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal; one of the first Pan- African conferences held in Africa.
Mar 23, 2009 · The Rev. Yvonne Seon is the author of Totem Games: Poems in Search of African Identity. In 1981, she became the first African-American woman ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister. Learn more about Yvonne Seon on UUA.org.
Author, poet, professor and pioneer in African and African American Studies. Worked for the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Secretary of the High Commission for the Inga...
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