Emery Oakland Barnes
December 15, 1929 – July 1, 1998 Professional Athlete / Social Worker / Politician Emery [...]
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones)
August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963 Musician / Recording Artist Dinah Washington has been [...]
Jamie Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop)
Born December 13, 1967 Entertainer (Comedian / Actor / Recording Artist) Eric Marlon Bishop was [...]
Grover Washington, Jr.
December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999 Musician (Saxophone) / Producer / Arranger Grover Washington, [...]
Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook)
January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 Recording Artist / Songwriter / Entrepreneur Our brother, [...]
Hon. Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017 Attorney / Activist / Federal Judge When President [...]
Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford)
December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991 Comedian / Actor Redd Foxx was born John [...]
Samuel “Sammy” George Davis, Jr.
December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990 Entertainer (Singer / Dancer / Actor / Comedian) [...]
Doris “Dorie” Miller
October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943 Military Hero (World War II) Dorie Miller was [...]
Frankie Beverly (Howard Beverly)
December 6, 1946 - September 10, 2024 Musician / Singer / Songwriter / Producer Frankie [...]
Salem Poor
1747–1802 Military Hero (American Revolutionary War) Salem Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on [...]
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
Born December 4, 1969 Recording Artist / Songwriter / Business Executive / Entrepreneur Jay-Z was [...]