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 [...]
Dr. Cornel Ronald West
Born June 2, 1953 Philosopher / Activist / Academic Cornel Ronald West was born on [...]
Morgan P. Freeman, Jr.
Born June 1, 1937 Actor / Director / Narrator Morgan Porterfield Freeman was born on [...]
The Story of the Tulsa Race Massacre and Black Wall Street
May 31, 1921 – June 1, 1921 In much of the country, the years following [...]
Countee LeRoy Cullen
May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946 Poet / Author / Playwright / Educator Countee [...]
Vivian Malone Jones
July 15, 1942 – October 13, 2005 Civil Rights Pioneer / Federal Administrator Vivian Malone [...]
Dr. Betty Shabazz
May 28, 1934 – June 23, 1997 Educator / Civil Rights Advocate Born Betty Dean [...]
Franklin Augustine Thomas
Born May 27, 1934 Attorney / Administrator Franklin Augustine Thomas was born on this day, [...]
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley
February 24, 1818 – May 26, 1907 Seamstress / Clothing Designer / Author Elizabeth Hobbs [...]
Jesse Owens
September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980 Athlete (Track and Field) / Olympic Hero (USA) [...]
Patti LaBelle
Born May 24, 1944 Recording Artist / Author / Actress Patti LaBelle was born on [...]