Gender – Men
Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695)
Zumbi dos Palmares was a Brazilian Quilombola leader of a group of Afro-Brazilians who lived in maroon communities known as...
Wesley “Wes” Coleman (1950- )
Wesley Coleman, corporate leader and Past Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, was born on March 12, 1950,...
Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958- )
Keenen Ivory Wayans is a filmmaker, actor, and comedian best known for his comedic satire and for creating the Emmy-winning...
Marshall Pitts, Jr. (1964– )
Marshall Pitts, Jr. was the first African American mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving two terms from December 2001 to...
Tyre Deandre Nichols (1993–2023)
Tyre Deandre Nichols was a 29-year-old African American man who died on January 10, 2023, after being severely beaten by...
Thomas Moorehead (1944- )
Thomas Allen Moorehead, born on April 21, 1944, in Monroe, Louisiana, is a pioneering entrepreneur, philanthropist, and leader in the...
James Townsend (1737-1787)
James Townsend was an English Whig politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1772 to 1773. He also...
Francis Cecil Sumner (1895-1954)
Francis Sumner, a scientist, professor, and Sergeant in the United States Army, 808th Pioneers in World War I, was the...
King Ezana of Axum (?- 360 CE)
King Ezana of Axum, the monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum (Now Ethiopia) from 320’s-360 CE, was credited with embracing...
