Dorothy Irene Height
March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010 Activist / Social Worker Dorothy Irene Height was [...]
Patricia Roberts Harris
May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985 Government Official / Diplomat / Educator / Attorney [...]
George Washington Benson
Born March 22, 1943 Recording Artist / Musician George Washington Benson was born on this [...]
Lois Jean Barron White
Born March 21, 1938 Children’s Advocate Lois Jean Barron White, the first black President of [...]
Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee
Born March 20, 1957 Film Director / Producer / Screenwriter Shelton Jackson Lee was born [...]
Jackie “Moms” Mabley
March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975 Comedian / Actress Loretta Mary Aiken was born [...]
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
March 18, 1935 – January 2, 2016 Psychiatrist / Author / Academic Frances Luella Cress [...]
Blanche Kelso Bruce
March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898 Politician Blanche Kelso Bruce was a politician who [...]
Freedom’s Journal
Premiere Issue: March 16, 1827 First Black American Newspaper Freedom's Journal was the first black owned [...]
Leon H. Washington, Jr.
Newspaper Publisher April 15, 1907 – June 17, 1974 Leon H. Washington Jr. was the [...]
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
March 14, 1933 - November 3, 2024 Producer (Music / TV / Film) / Composer [...]
Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977 Activist / Political Leader Fannie Lou Townsend was [...]