Crispus Attucks
Born 1723 – March 5, 1770 Revolutionary War Hero Crispus [...]
Dr. William E.B. Du Bois
February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963 Author / Scholar [...]
Julius Winfield Erving II (Dr. J)
Born February 22, 1950 Basketball Player Julius Winfield Erving II [...]
Frederick Douglass
February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895 Author / Statesman [...]
Lt. Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr.
February 11, 1920 – February 25, 1978 US Military General / [...]
Mary Ellen Pleasant
August 19, 1814 – January 11, 1904 Entrepreneur / Business [...]
Hon. Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017 Attorney / Activist [...]
Salem Poor
1747–1802 Military Hero (American Revolutionary War) Salem Poor was born [...]
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor
November 26, 1878 – June 21, 1932 Professional Athlete (Cycling) [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]