Donald McKinley “Childlish Gambino” Glover, Jr. is an actor and rapper. Glover was born on September 25, 1983, to Donald Glover Sr. and Beverly Glover in Edwards, California. He also has a brother, Stephen Glover and a sister, Brianne Glover. Growing up, Glover attended Avondale … Read MoreChildlish Gambino/ Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (1983- )
Music executive Clarence Alexander Avant II became one of the most successful music producers in the recording industry. He guided the careers of Bill Withers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Schifrin, and Jimmy Smith. Avant was born on February 25, 1931, in Greensboro, North Carolina … Read MoreClarence Avant (1931- )
New York Congressman Mondaire Jones was born in Nyack, New York, on May 18, 1987. He grew up in a single-parent household with his mother in Spring Valley, New York. Although he had humble beginnings, his mother did everything possible—including living in Section 8 housing, … Read MoreMondaire L. Jones (1987- )
Legendary actor, activist, comic Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in Manhattan, New York on November 13, 1955, to Robert James Johnson, Jr., a minister, and Emma Harris Johnson, an educator and a nurse. Her interest in drama and the spoken word began at … Read MoreWhoopi Goldberg (1955- )
Who are they: Eleven-year-old Sarah Rector became the “richest colored girl in America” when she inherited millions of dollars. Why are they important to know about: Native Americans and black people who were citizens of Indian Territory, and who had money and property, had to … Read MoreSarah Rector (1902-1967) [Children’s Edition]
George Washington Lee was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. On May 7, 1955, Lee was murdered by white supremacists in Belzoni, Mississippi. Lee’s murder was one of two key events that occurred in Mississippi in 1955, along with the Emmett Till … Read MoreGeorge Washington Lee (1903-1955)
Historian and Political Scientist Russell L. Adams, Sr. was born on August 13, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, to James Russell, a farmer and Isabella Ponder Adams, a school teacher. Both were originally from Quitman, Georgia. Isabella Adams graduated from Edward Waters College, an HBCU in … Read MoreRussell L. Adams, Sr. (1930- )
Theodore Kenneth “T.K.” Lawless, MD was an internationally-known dermatologist who helped pioneer techniques to treat syphilis and was one of the first doctors to treat cancer with radium. A millionaire, Dr. Lawless built his wealth over decades and was recognized for his significant contributions as … Read MoreTheodore Kenneth Lawless (1892-1971)
Founded in 1779, Warren County, North Carolina, is the birthplace of the environmental racism movement. In 1982 members of the predominantly Black population of Warren County, situated on the North Carolina border with Virginia, began protesting the decision by the State of North Carolina to … Read More9) Warren County, North Carolina (1779- )
