Jayceon Terell “The Game” Taylor is a rapper and actor credited with bringing the West Hip Hop Scene back into the mainstream during the 2000s. Taylor was born On November 29, 1979 to George Taylor and Lynette Baker in Compton, California. Both of Taylor’s parents … Read MoreJayceon Terell “The Game” Taylor (1979- )
Country music singer and lyricist Kane Allen Brown was born on October 21, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Tabatha Brown, a European American and an unknown African American father. He experienced homelessness with his mother, living in a car. He has one sister, Heidi Swafford. … Read MoreKane Brown/ Kane Allen Brown (1993- )
David L. Steward is currently considered the second richest black man in the United States, worth over $3.7 billion dollars. Stewart was born on July 2, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Harold, was a mechanic, trash collector, and janitor, and his mother, Dorothy, was … Read MoreDavid Steward (1951- )
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a multitalented singer, actress and fashion designer from Barbados, best known by her middle name. She was born on February 20, 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados to Monica (Braithwaite) and Ronald Fenty. In her youth, Fenty attended Charles F. Broome Memorial … Read MoreRihanna/Robyn Rihanna Fenty (1988- )
Daniel Jay Cameron is an attorney, politician, and the 51st Attorney General of Kentucky. Cameron was born on November 22, 1985 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. His father owned a local coffee shop, and his mother was a professor at Elizabethtown Community & Technical College. Cameron graduated … Read MoreDaniel Jay Cameron (1985- )
Antwon Rose Jr. was a 17-year old honor student who was shot and killed by a police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as he was running from a traffic stop following a separate shooting. Antwon Rose Jr. was born on July 12, 2000, to Michelle … Read MoreAntwon Rose Jr. (2000-2018)
Anthony Weber was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in Westmont, California, on February 4, 2018. He was sixteen years old. Weber, known as “A.J.” to his friends and family, was born on July 30, 2001, to John Weber and Demetra Johnson. He … Read MoreAnthony Weber (2001-2018)
In the article below, Dr. Clarence Spigner, an epidemiologist and professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, assesses the early African American responses to COVID-19. COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory pandemic disease, stands for coronavirus disease, 2019. Symptoms for possible … Read MoreCOVID-19: The Myth and the Reality for Black America
Cori “Coco” Gauff is an African American profession female tennis player, ranked 49th overall by the February 2020 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) standings. Gauff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 13, 2004 to Candi (Odom) and Corey Gauff. She was homeschooled, and first started … Read MoreCori “Coco” Gauff (2004- )
