Robert Lee Elder
July 14, 1915 - November 28, 2021 Athlete (Golf) One of ten children, Robert Lee [...]
Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson
July 9, 1947 - April 10, 2024 Football Player / Media Personality / Controversial Figure [...]
Alyce Faye Wattleton
Born July 8, 1943 Activist / Administrator / Nurse / Author Alyce Faye Wattleton was [...]
Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander
July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998 Poet / Author Margaret Abigail Walker was born [...]
Prince Hall
1735 – 1807 Fraternal Leader / Abolitionist Prince Hall was known for his role in [...]
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque)
1767 — July 2, 1822 Carpenter / Clergyman / Abolitionist / Revolutionary Denmark Vesey was [...]
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970 Military Hero (Brigadier General) / Buffalo Soldier Benjamin [...]
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)
June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998 Activist / Author / Revolutionary Kwame Ture was [...]
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010 Recording Artist / Actress / Activist Lena Mary [...]
Douglas Dollarhide
March 11, 1923 – June 28, 2008 Politician Douglas Dollarhide was born in March 1923 [...]
Ruby Middleton Forsythe
June 27, 1905 – May 29, 1992 Educator Ruby Middleton was born in Charleston, South [...]
Shannon G. “Shay” Sharpe
Born June 26, 1968 Football Player / Media Personality Shannon Goad Sharpe was born on [...]