Anna Arnold Hedgeman
July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990 Politician / Educator / Author Anna Arnold was [...]
Mattiwilda Dobbs
July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015 Musician / Singer / Entertainer Mattiwilda Dobbs was [...]
Louis Daniel Armstrong
August 4, 1901* – July 6, 1971 Musician / Singer / Entertainer Louis Armstrong was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]