Television and print
Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958- )
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astronomer and astrophysicist and Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New...
Alex Manly (1866-1944)
Alex Manly was editor of the Daily Record, a black newspaper from Wilmington, North Carolina at the time of the...
Maidie Norman (1912-1998)
Maidie Norman, who appeared in more than 200 Hollywood films, was born in Georgia in 1912 to Louis and Lila...
Detroit Race Riot (1943)
The Detroit Riot of 1943 lasted only about 24 hours from 10:30 on June 20 to 11:00 p.m. on June...
Halle Berry (1968- )
Halle Berry, who was born Maria Halle Berry, is a multiracial model, actress, and former beauty queen who was born...
Era Bell Thompson (1906-1986)
Era Bell Thompson was an author, editor and a pioneering female African American journalist. She was born in Des Moines,...
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993)
Roberta Byrd Barr was an African American educator, civil rights leader, actress, librarian, and television personality. She was a talented, multifaceted...
