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Robert Kyagulanyi “Bobi Wine” Ssentamu (1982- )
Robert Kyagulanyi “Bobi Wine” Ssentamu is a Ugandan politician, singer, actor, and businessman. Ssentamu was born on February 12, 1982,...
April 8th, 2021

Frederick Douglas Patterson (1871-1932)
Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African American to build motorized cars. His father, Charles Rich Patterson, a former enslaved...
April 1st, 2021

April Berg (1974- )
April Berg represents Washington State’s 44th Legislative District, which includes Marysville, Lake Stevens, the town of Snohomish, Mill Creek, and...
March 9th, 2021

Fred Whitfield (1959- )
Fred Whitfield is the President, Chief Operating Officer, and minority co-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, a franchise in the National...
February 16th, 2021

Ted Rasberry (1913-2001)
Ted Rasberry was a player and team owner in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Rasberry was born on October 8, 1913,...
January 4th, 2021

Minnie Forbes (1932- )
Minnie Forbes is one of a handful of women to own a Negro League Baseball Team. Forbes owned the Detroit...
January 4th, 2021

Alana Mayo (1985- )
Alana Mayo is a film production executive who was born in New York on May 2, 1985. Mayo was raised...
December 14th, 2020

Edward W. Bolden (1881-1950)
Edward Bolden was a domestic servant, postal worker, and one of the top baseball executives in the history of Negro...
December 14th, 2020

Michael Santiago “Killer Mike” Render (1975- )
Michael Santiago “Killer Mike” Render is a rapper, actor, and activist who was born on April 20, 1975 in Atlanta,...
December 14th, 2020