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Arlyne Simon (1986- )
Dr. Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer, patented inventor, and author of children’s literature. She was born in 1986 on...
August 4th, 2021

Ronald Elbert Mickens (1943- )
Ronald Elbert Mickens is the Fuller E. Calloway Professor of Physics at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 7, 1943, he was the...
November 12th, 2017

Arlie Oswald Petters (1964- )
Mathematical physicist and university administrator Arlie O. Petters was born in the Central American city of Dangriga in the nation of Belize (formerly British...
October 28th, 2017

Terry McMillan (1951- )
Novelist and short story writer Terry McMillan was born on October 18, 1951, in Port Huron, Michigan, to Edward and Madeline McMillan....
October 22nd, 2017

Ishmael Reed (1938- )
Ishmael Reed is an African American poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, songwriter, cartoonist, editor, publisher, lecturer, and public media commentator. Born...
October 21st, 2017

Robert Tecumtha Browne (1882-1978)
Mystic cult leader, intellectual, author, and war survivor Robert T. Browne was born in a shack near LaGrange, Texas, on July 16,...
October 4th, 2017

Leslie Brennan Rout, Jr. (1935-1987)
Leslie B. Rout, Jr. was a Latin American history professor, jazz musician, and author. Rout was born into poverty in Chicago, Illinois, on February 26, 1935,...
October 1st, 2017

James Williams (1825- ?)
James Williams, a fugitive from slavery and the author of the only known full-length slave narrative published independently (in California),...
September 20th, 2017

Roland Sebastian Martin (1968- )
Roland Sebastian Martin is a journalist, columnist, and author. Martin was born on November 14, 1968, to Emelda and Reginald...
August 22nd, 2017