United States – Colorado
Joy Reid (1968-)
Joy Reid, a prominent national correspondent, political analyst, commentator, and television host, has made a significant impact on the media...
Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908)
Lewis Henry Douglass was an Army veteran, journalist, printer, and community activist who fought against racial inequality in America. A...
Joseph Wiley (“Jefferson Street Joe”) Gilliam Jr. (1950-2000)
Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr. was a professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Gilliam was born on December...
Penfield Wallace “Pen” Tate II (1931-1993)
Penfield Tate II was a politician, LGBTQ supporter, and Boulder, Colorado’s first African American mayor. Tate was born on June...
Nancelia Elizabeth Scott Jackson (1924-2024)
Nancelia Elizabeth Scott Jackson was one of the early Black residents of North Cherry Creek, a suburb of Denver, Colorado....
Abner Haynes (1937-2024)
In 1956, running back Abner Haynes and his teammate Leon King became the first Black student-athletes to play for a...
Blessing Adeyemi ‘Yemi’ Mobolade (1979- )
The first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Blessing Adeyemi (popularly known as Yemi) Mobolade was born in Lagos, Nigeria...
John Amos (1939-2024)
Television pioneer and Emmy-nominated actor John Amos was born John Allen Amos Jr. on December 27, 1939, in Newark, New...
Malika Evans (1983- )
Healthcare management executive, strategic planner, and project manager Malika Evans was born Malika Romona Barker in 1983 and grew up...
