Frankie Beverly (Howard Beverly)
December 6, 1946 - September 10, 2024 Musician / Singer / Songwriter / Producer [...]
Salem Poor
1747–1802 Military Hero (American Revolutionary War) Salem Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on [...]
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
Born December 4, 1969 Recording Artist / Songwriter / Business Executive / Entrepreneur Jay-Z was [...]
Henry Thacker (“Harry”) Burleigh
December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949 Singer / Composer / Arranger / Recording Artist [...]
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956 An Organized Social, Legal, and Economic Protest Against [...]
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972 Clergy / Politician (Congressman – NY) Adam Clayton [...]
Richard Nathaniel Wright
September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960 Author (Novelist / Poet / Playwright / Non-fiction) [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister Sojourner Truth was born Isabella [...]
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor
November 26, 1878 – June 21, 1932 Professional Athlete (Cycling) Major Taylor fell in love [...]
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (Luther Robinson)
May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949 Entertainer / Actor / Dancer / Philanthropist Bill [...]
Marie Frankie Muse Freeman
November 24, 1916 – January 12, 2018 Attorney / Federal Commissioner Marie Frankie Muse was [...]
Andrew Jackson Beard
1849–1921 Inventor Andrew Jackson Beard was an inventor, who introduced two improvements that significantly changed [...]