The Story of Thomas Peters and the Black Loyalists of Sierra Leone
1738 - June 25, 1792 Freedom Fighter of the Revolutionary War Settler of Nova Scotia [...]
M. Sissieretta Joyner Jones
January 5, 1869 – June 24, 1933 Opera Singer (Soprano) Matilda Sissieretta Joyner was born [...]
Wilma Glodean Rudolph
Athlete (Track) / Olympic Gold Medalist June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994 Wilma Glodean [...]
Katherine Mary Dunham
June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006 Dancer / Choreographer / Author Katherine Mary Dunham [...]
Henry Ossawa Tanner
June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937 Artist (Painter) Henry Ossawa Tanner was born on [...]
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 [...]
James Howard Meredith
Born June 25, 1933 Political Adviser / Author James Howard Meredith was born in Mississippi, [...]
O’Shea Jackson, Sr. (Ice Cube)
Born June 15, 1969 Recording Artist / Actor / Producer / Director Ice Cube was [...]