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During his career, Dr. Brickler delivered more than 30,000 babies, and the women’s center at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital is named after him. The pioneering physician retired in 2019 after more than 60 years in medicine.

Few women in the America of the 1800s became medical doctors. Fewer still came from an enslaved past. But Eliza Grier's story of gritty determination in the face of nearly insurmountable obstacles is now being shared with PBS viewers across the country.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are vibrant centers of education. That was on full display this year during Florida A&M University’s annual…