Norma Merrick Sklarek
April 15, 1926 – February 6, 2012 Architect Norma Sklarek was born on this day [...]
Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott
Born April 14, 1938 Educator / Administrator Gloria Scott was born on this day, April [...]
Sir Sidney Poitier
February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022 Actor / Director / Diplomat Before [...]
Emmett Littleton Ashford
November 23, 1914 – March 1, 1980 Baseball Umpire Emmett Ashford was the first African [...]
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian
April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975 Scientist (Chemist) On this day, April 11, in [...]
“Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson
January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972 Baseball Player In the mid-1900s, baseball was America’s [...]
Paul Leroy Robeson
April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976 Actor / Singer / Activist / Athlete Born [...]
Marian Anderson
February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993 Opera Singer Marian Anderson was an American singer [...]
Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959 Singer / Recording Artist Born on this day, [...]
“Sugar” Ray Charles Leonard
Born May 17, 1956 Boxer / Media Personality Named after his mother’s favorite singer, Ray [...]
John Henry Murphy, Sr.
December 25, 1840 – April 5, 1922 Newspaper Publisher Born on Christmas Day 1840, into [...]
Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014 Author / Poet / Singer / Activist Margerite [...]