Whitney Elizabeth Houston
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Deion Luwynn Sanders, Sr.
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Matthew Alexander Henson
August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955 Explorer / Author Matthew Alexander Henson was born [...]
Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche
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Dr. Sebi (Alfredo Darrington Bowman)
November 26, 1933 – August 6, 2016 Herbalist / Reformer / Entrepreneur Born on November [...]
David Maurice Robinson
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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 [...]