Sir Sidney Poitier
February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022 Actor / Director [...]
Emmett Littleton Ashford
November 23, 1914 – March 1, 1980 Baseball Umpire Emmett [...]
“Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson
January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972 Baseball Player In [...]
Patricia Roberts Harris
May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985 Government Official / [...]
Janet Faye Collins
March 7, 1917 – May 28, 2003 Dancer (Ballet) / [...]
Autherine Lucy
October 5, 1929 - March 2, 2022 Educator / Activist [...]
Sharon Pratt Dixon-Kelly
Born January 30, 1944 Attorney / Politician (3rd Mayor of Washington [...]
John Harold Johnson
January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005 Entrepreneur / Publisher [...]
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, III
January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931 Surgeon / Hospital [...]
Bridget “Biddy” Mason
August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891 Nurse / Entrepreneur [...]