Hon. Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017 Attorney / Activist [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]
Maestro James Anderson DePreist
November 21, 1936 – February 8, 2013 Orchestra Conductor / [...]
Florence Mills (Winfrey)
January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927 Singer / Dancer [...]
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941 Scientist / Author [...]
Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Born February 17, 1938 Author / Historian / Lawyer / [...]
Mary Eliza Church Terrell
September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954 Educator / Activist [...]
Hon. Elijah Muhummad
October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975 Religious Leader The [...]
Edward K. “Duke” Ellington
April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974 Bandleader / Composer [...]
Charlotte E. Ray
January 13, 1850 – January 4, 1911 Attorney / Teacher [...]