Ethel Waters
October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977 Entertainer Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania [...]
Thurgood Marshall
July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993 Attorney / Activist / Supreme Court Justice Thurgood [...]
Medgar Wiley Evers
July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963 Soldier (US Army) / Activist / Martyr Medgar [...]
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
June 11, 1883 – January 11, 1961 Educator / School Proprietor Charlotte Hawkins Brown was [...]
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson
March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946 Boxer The first black heavyweight champion, John Arthur [...]
Dr. George Washington Carver
1864 – January 5, 1943 Scientist George Washington Carver was born enslaved in 1864 in [...]
Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige
July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982 Baseball Player / Author Satchel Paige was born [...]
Prince Rogers Nelson
June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 Musician / Producer / Actor / Director Prince [...]
Marian Wright Edelman
Born June 6, 1939 Activist / Attorney / Author Marian Wright was born on this [...]
The Story of Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and the 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute
June 5 & June 6 Tommie Smith was born on this day, June 6, 1944, [...]
Dr. Angela Yvonne Davis
Born January 26, 1944 Political Activist / Academic / Author Angela Yvonne Davis was born [...]
Josephine Baker
June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975 Entertainer / Civil Rights Activist / War Hero [...]