Richard (Dick) Claxton Gregory
October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017 Comedian / Activist [...]
Hon. Elijah Muhummad
October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975 Religious Leader The [...]
Patricia Roberts Harris
May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985 Government Official / [...]
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
March 18, 1935 – January 2, 2016 Psychiatrist / Author [...]
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
Born March 14, 1933 Producer (Music / TV / Film) [...]
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 Author (Playwright) / [...]
Ralph Waldo Ellison
March 1, 1914– April 16, 1994 Author / Scholar / [...]
Oprah Gail Winfrey
Born January 29, 1954 Media Personality / Producer / Actress [...]
Lt. Willa Beatrice Brown
January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992 Educator / Soldier [...]
Charles (“Chuck”) Edward Anderson Berry
October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017 Singer / Songwriter [...]