Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005 Civil Rights Icon [...]
Oprah Gail Winfrey
Born January 29, 1954 Media Personality / Producer / Actress [...]
Helen Fọláṣadé (Sadé) Adu
Born January 16, 1959 Singer / Songwriter / Actress / [...]
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 Clergy / Activist [...]
Bass Reeves
July 1838 – January 12, 1910 Law Enforcement Officer (US [...]
Alvin Ailey, Jr.
January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989 Dancer / Director [...]
Cabell “Cab” Calloway III
December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994 Entertainer (Bandleader / [...]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988 Artist (Painter) / [...]
Samuel “Sammy” George Davis, Jr.
December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990 Entertainer (Singer / [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]