Norbert Rillieux
March 17, 1806 – October 8, 1894 Engineer / Educator / Inventor / Entrepreneur Crystallized [...]
Doris “Dorie” Miller
October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943 Military Hero (World War II) Dorie Miller was [...]
Samuel “Sammy” George Davis, Jr.
December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990 Entertainer (Singer / Dancer / Actor / Comedian) [...]
Frankie Beverly (Howard Beverly)
December 6, 1946 - September 10, 2024 Musician / Singer / Songwriter / Producer [...]
Fredrick Allen Hampton, Sr.
August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969 Activist / Martyr Frederick Allen Hampton was born [...]
Salem Poor
1747–1802 Military Hero (American Revolutionary War) Salem Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on [...]
Dr. John Stewart Rock
October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866 Educator / Doctor / Dentist / Attorney / [...]
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
Born December 4, 1969 Recording Artist / Songwriter / Business Executive / Entrepreneur Jay-Z was [...]
Fredrick Allen Hampton, Sr.
August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969 Activist / Martyr Frederick Allen Hampton was born [...]
Dr. John Stewart Rock
October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866 Educator / Doctor / Dentist / Attorney / [...]
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005 Comedian / Actor / Writer / Author Richard [...]
Henry Thacker (“Harry”) Burleigh
December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949 Singer / Composer / Arranger / Recording Artist [...]