Dr. Sebi (Alfredo Darrington Bowman)
November 26, 1933 – August 6, 2016 Herbalist / Reformer / Entrepreneur Born on November [...]
David Maurice Robinson
Born August 6, 1965 Basketball Player / Military Officer / Philanthropist David Robinson was born [...]
James Augustine Healy
April 6, 1830 – August 5, 1900 Roman Catholic Bishop James Augustine Healy was the [...]
Rev. Walter Edward Fauntroy
Born February 6, 1933 Clergy / Politician / Activist Walter Edward Fauntroy was born and [...]
Barack Hussein Obama II
Born August 4, 1961 Attorney / Academic / Politician / 44th President of the USA Barack [...]
James Arthur Baldwin
August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987 Author / Playwright / Poet / Activist James [...]
Henrietta Lacks
August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951 Medical Marvel (Source of the first Immortalized Cell [...]
Whitney Moore Young, Jr.
July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971 Social Worker / Administrator/ Political Adviser / Author [...]
Laurence John Fishburne, III
Born July 30, 1961 Actor / Producer Laurence John Fishburne III was born on this [...]
Chester Bomar Himes
July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984 Author / Screenwriter Chester Bomar Himes was born [...]
Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and the Marsalis Brothers
July 28 Family of Jazz Musicians and Educators Ellis Marsalis, Jr. was born in New [...]
The Story of Fort Negro and the Seminole Wars
July 27, 1816 Important Battle for Black Freedom During the late 1700s and early 1800s, [...]