Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.
Born June 20, 1949 Recording Artist / Media Personality Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. was born [...]
The Story of Juneteenth
June 19, 1865 Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day and also historically known as Jubilee [...]
William H. Richardson and the Story of the Baby Carriage
June 18, 1889 The baby carriage was invented in 1733 by an English architect. It [...]
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Born June 17, 1987 Recording Artist Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, on [...]
Tupac Amaru Shakur
June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996 Recording Artist / Actor / Poet / Cultural [...]
O’Shea Jackson, Sr. (Ice Cube)
Born June 15, 1969 Recording Artist / Actor / Producer / Director Ice Cube was [...]
Ethel Waters
October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977 Entertainer Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania [...]
Thurgood Marshall
July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993 Attorney / Activist / Supreme Court Justice Thurgood [...]
Medgar Wiley Evers
July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963 Soldier (US Army) / Activist / Martyr Medgar [...]
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
June 11, 1883 – January 11, 1961 Educator / School Proprietor Charlotte Hawkins Brown was [...]
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson
March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946 Boxer The first black heavyweight champion, John Arthur [...]
Dr. George Washington Carver
1864 – January 5, 1943 Scientist George Washington Carver was born enslaved in 1864 in [...]