Actor, dancer, singer Suzzanne Douglas Cobb was born on April 12, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, to Lois Mae Thompson Douglas and Donald Douglas. She and her siblings were reared in the Altgeld Gardens Homes public housing complex on the city’s far south side. Douglas graduated … Read MoreSuzzanne Douglas (1957-2021)
Film and television actress Gina Torres was born on April 25, 1969 in Manhattan, New York and grew up in the Bronx. Torres attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the city, where her principal instrument was a … Read MoreGina Torres (1969- )
Actress Lorraine Toussaint was born and reared in Trinidad & Tobago on April 4, 1960, to Janet Beane, an educator. Information regarding her father is not available. Toussaint, however, was reared in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in … Read MoreLorraine Toussaint (1960- )
Actor, producer Nia Long of Trinidadian heritage, was born Nitara Carlynn Long on October 30, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, to Talita Gillman Long, an educator, and printmaker, and Doughtry Long, an educator, and poet. However, she was reared in Los Angeles, California. She has … Read MoreNia Long (1970- )
Television actor, comedian, and television personality Jackée Harry was born Jacqueline Yvonne Harry, the daughter of Flossie Harry from Trinidad and Warren Harry, on August 14, 1956, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was the youngest of five children who were reared in Harlem, New York … Read MoreJackée Harry (1956- )
Clarence Williams III was born in Harlem, New York on August 21, 1939, to professional musician, Clarence “Clay” Williams Jr. His grandmother Irene Joy Gibbons was also known as Eva Taylor, a singer, and actress from St. Louis, Missouri. There is not much information available … Read MoreClarence Williams III (1939-2021)
Chadwick Aaron Boseman was born on November 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, to Carolyn and Leroy Boseman. His mother was a nurse, and his father was a factory worker. Boseman played little league baseball and basketball in his youth and attended T.L. Hanna High … Read MoreChadwick Aaron Boseman (1976-2020)
Emmanuel Lewis is an actor and singer, best known for his role in the 1980s sitcom Webster. Lewis was born on March 9, 1971, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and he and his siblings were raised by … Read MoreEmmanuel Lewis (1971- )
Terresa M. Graves was an American actress who performed in many television shows and movies in the early and mid-1970s. Graves was born on January, 10, 1948 in Houston, Texas. Her mother was Willie Graves and her father was Marshall Graves. Terresa Graves grew up … Read MoreTerresa M. Graves (1948-2002)
Ice-T, pioneering West Coast rapper, singer and actor, was born Tracy Marrow in Newark, New Jersey to Solomon and Alice Marrow on February 16, 1958. The Marrows were a working-class African American family who lived in the predominantly white town of Summit, New Jersey, where … Read MoreTracy Lauren “Ice-T” Marrow (1958- )
