Dr. Richard Francis Jones was a pioneering urologist who helped pave the way for other Black specialists in his field. On this day in 1936, he became the first Black diplomat for the American Board of Urology before a long medical career established and cemented at Howard University.|
Dr. Jones was born February 6, 1897, in Washington, D.C. After being operated on for a hernia as a youth, Jones was inspired to embark upon a career in medicine. He completed both his undergraduate and medical doctorate program at Howard University by 1922, and interned at Freedmen’s Hospital, now known as Howard University Hospital.
Also around this time, the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brother became a lifelong member of the NAACP. (READ MORE)
