Pioneering Black journalist Louis Lomax was born in Valdosta, Georgia, on August 16, 1922, to parents Emanuel C. Smith and Sarah Louise Lomax. He attended Paine College in Augusta, Georiga, where he was editor of the student newspaper. He graduated from Paine in 1942 at the age of … Read MoreLouis Emanuel Lomax (1922-1970)
Born February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, Arsenio Hall is a comedian, talk show host, writer, producer, and actor. He hosted the late-night show Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to 1994. A Baptist preacher’s son, Hall grew up in a poor East Cleveland neighborhood. Hall … Read MoreArsenio Hall (1956- )
Hines Edward Ward Jr., a former player in the National Football League (NFL), was born on March 8, 1976, in Seoul, South Korea. His parents were an African American father serving in the U.S. Army and a Korean mother named Young He. Ward soon moved … Read MoreHines Edward Ward Jr. (1976- )
Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist who anchors the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News. He also anchors for Dateline NBC. Holt was born in Marin City, California, on March 9, 1959, to June (DeRozario) Holt and Lester Don Holt Sr. His maternal … Read MoreLester Don Holt, Jr. (1959- )
Laurence Allen Elder, known generally as Larry Elder or the “Sage of South Central,” is an African American lawyer, conservative political columnist, and media personality. He is a libertarian-wing Republican and advocates for a variety of causes, spanning from domestic issues to economics and foreign … Read MoreLaurence Allen “Larry” Elder (1952– )
Malvin Russell Goode was the first African American news correspondent for a major television network. Goode was born on February 13, 1908, in White Plains, Virginia, but his family moved to Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, when he was very young. Goode, the third of four … Read MoreMalvin Russell Goode (1908–1995)
Melissa Harris-Perry is an American author, professor, television host, and political commentator who focuses on African American political issues. Harris-Perry has written for The Nation, in addition to penning her two award-winning books, Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (2013), and Barbershops, Bibles, … Read MoreMelissa Harris-Perry (1973- )
Armstrong Williams is an American conservative political figure and commentator. Williams hosts a daily radio show and a nationally syndicated TV show, The Right Side, with Armstrong Williams. Outside of his political persona, Williams works in the private business sector as the CEO of the … Read MoreArmstrong Williams (1959– )
Award-winning broadcast journalist and author Belva Davis made history in 1966 when she was hired by San Francisco, California’s Channel 5, KPIX-TV, becoming the first female African American television news reporter on the West Coast. Born Belvagene Melton on October 13, 1932 in Monroe, Louisiana, … Read MoreBelva Davis (1932- )
Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares is best known as the woman who was crowned Miss Belgium in 2005 and who represented Belgium in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China later that year. Silva was born in the Brussels suburb of Uccle on February 5, 1985. … Read MoreTatiana Silva (1985- )
