Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
May 5, 1865 – June 12, 1953 Minister Adam Clayton Powell was born on this [...]
Willie M. “Bill” Pickett
Cowboy / Rodeo Performer / Actor December 5, 1870 – April 2, 1932 Willie M. [...]
Scott Joplin
1868 – April 1, 1917 Composer / Pianist Scott Joplin's exact date of birth and [...]
Elijah J. McCoy
May 2, 1844 – October 10, 1929 Inventor / Engineer Elijah J. McCoy was born [...]
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
Poet / Author June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born [...]
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman
January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926 Aviator Bessie Coleman was born to a family [...]
Percy R. Miller (Master P)
Recording Artist / Producer / Entrepreneur Born April 29, 1970 Percy Robert Miller was born [...]
Edward K. “Duke” Ellington
April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974 Bandleader / Composer Edward Kennedy Ellington was born [...]
Arthur Wergs Mitchell
December 22, 1883 – May 9, 1968 Politician Arthur Mitchell was born to Taylor Mitchell [...]
August Wilson
Playwright April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005 August Wilson was born on this day, [...]
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006 Coretta Scott was born on [...]
William “Count” Basie
Musician / Bandleader / Composer August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984 William Basie was [...]