Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]
Andrew Jackson Beard
1849–1921 Inventor Andrew Jackson Beard was an inventor, who introduced [...]
William Christopher (W.C.) Handy
November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958 Musician / Composer [...]
Booker Taliaferro Washington
April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915 Educator / Author [...]
Lois Jean Barron White
Born March 21, 1938 Children’s Advocate Lois Jean Barron White, [...]
Charles Wade Barkley
Born February 20, 1963 Basketball Player / Media Personality Charles [...]
(Nathaniel Adams Coles) Nat “King” Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965 Recording Artist / [...]
Lt. Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr.
February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978 US Military General / [...]
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron
February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021 Baseball Legend Henry [...]
Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005 Civil Rights Icon [...]