Performing Arts – Theatre/Film/TV
Missy Elliott (1971- )
Melissa “Missy” Arnette Elliott, songwriter, rapper, and music producer, was born on July 1, 1971 to power company dispatcher Patricia...
Denise Nicholas (1944- )
Actress and activist Denise Nicholas spent over thirty years as a television actor before embarking on a new career as...
William Marshall (1924-2003)
William Marshall was a commanding, deep-voiced actor who enjoyed a four-decade career in both classical stage works and Hollywood movies...
Francis Eugene “Hill” Harper (1966- )
“Hill” Harper is an actor, author, and lawyer, best known for his roles on television shows CSI:NY and The Good...
Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon III (1932-2015)
Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon III was most famous as the longtime star player of the Harlem Globetrotters. Lemon was born in...
Gil Noble (1932-2012)
Gilbert Edward Noble was a pianist, producer, professor, news anchor, television host, and documentarian. His entry into media was largely...
Mantan Moreland (1902-1973)
Mantan Moreland was an American actor, most popular for his role as the “google-eyed” chauffeur “Birmingham Brown” in the Charlie...
Ernest Frederick Morrison (1912-1989)
Ernest Frederick Morrison was the first black child movie star signed to a long-term contract and is most famous for...
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (1951- )
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Most notably, he directed Juice (1992), which he co-wrote along...
