United States Congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic representative for the 32nd Congressional District in Dallas, Texas. In his first term as Representative he has been a champion for equality for Americans no matter their social status, prioritizing lowering healthcare costs, protecting Medicare and Social … Read MoreColin Allred (1985- )
John Macklin is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, since his retirement in 2005. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on December 11, 1939. He moved to Seattle in the mid-1940s and was raised there by parents Albert B. … Read MoreJohn W. Macklin (1939- )
Lamar Dematrice Jackson Jr. is a professional football quarterback for the Baltimore (Maryland) Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisville until his junior year, skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Jackson was selected … Read MoreLamar Jackson Jr. (1997- )
Derrick Deshaun Watson is a professional football quarterback for the Houston (Texas) Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson University for the Clemson Tigers until his junior year where he entered the 2017 NFL Draft where he was selected … Read MoreDerrick Watson (1995- )
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is a professional football quarterback for the Kansas City (Missouri) Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech until his junior year when he entered the 2017 NFL Draft where he was selected in the … Read MorePatrick Mahomes II (1995- )
James N. Eaton, archivist, curator, museum founder, distinguished professor of history and pioneering architect of the Black studies movement in Florida was born in Richmond, Virginia on September 14, 1930 to Sarah Cousin Eaton, a domestic, and John Jasper Eaton, Sr., a broom maker, World … Read MoreJames Nathaniel Eaton, Sr. (1930-2004)
Roy Franklin Simmons was professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. He was also one of the first openly gay players in the NFL. Simmons was born on November 8, 1956 in Savannah, … Read MoreRoy Franklin Simmons (1956-2014)
Richard Roundtree was an American actor known for creating the onscreen persona of John Shaft, the first and perhaps most iconic black action hero of the 1970s blaxploitation era. Following success as a model, Roundtree was recruited into films at an early age and has … Read MoreRichard Roundtree (1942-2023)
Fred “The Hammer” Williamson is an African American actor-director-writer-producer who built and sustained a long career as a black action hero from the “blaxploitation” era of the 1970s to well into the twenty-first century. Born on March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana to parents Frank … Read MoreFred Williamson (1938- )
Gene Lipscomb, also known as “Big Daddy”, is best known for his career as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Gene Lipscomb was born on August 9, 1931, in Uniontown, Alabama. He never knew his father and when he was three years old, he moved … Read MoreGene Lipscomb (1931-1963)
