Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005 Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks was born in [...]
Lawrence Taylor
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Autherine Lucy
October 5, 1929 - March 2, 2022 Educator / Activist Autherine Lucy was [...]
Alfred Cralle
"Ice Cream Mold & Disher" September 4, 1866 – May 6, 1919 Inventor Alfred Cralle [...]
Langston Hughes
February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967 Poet / Playwright Known as one of the [...]
Douglas (Doug) Lee Williams
Born August 9, 1955 Football Player Late January is the time of year when in [...]
Sharon Pratt Dixon-Kelly
Born January 30, 1944 Attorney / Politician (3rd Mayor of Washington DC) Sharon Pratt is an [...]
Oprah Gail Winfrey
Born January 29, 1954 Media Personality / Producer / Actress / Author / Mogul / [...]
Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960 Anthropologist / Author / Filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston [...]
(William Mercer) Will Marion Cook
January 27, 1869 – July 19, 1944 Musician / Choral Director / Composer Will Marion [...]
Anita Denise Baker
Born January 26, 1958 Recording Artist / Songwriter Our soul sister, Ms. Anita Baker was [...]
Bob Johnson and the Story of BET
Born April 8, 1946 | January 25, 1980 The Story of the Founder of Black Entertainment [...]