United States – Delaware
Jay T. Harris, (1948- )
Jay T. Harris is best known as the late 20th century black newspaper executive who led a major daily newspaper,...
Jeffrey Allen (DJ Jazzy Jeff) Townes (1965- )
Jeffrey Townes is an actor, comedian, and record producer who is more commonly known as “DJ Jazzy Jeff.” Townes was...
William Julius “Judy” Johnson (1899-1989)
William Julius “Judy” Johnson was a professional baseball player in the Negro Baseball Leagues. He played third base and was...
Tamika Montgomery-Reeves (1981- )
The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves is a lawyer and the first African American to serve as an Associate Justice on...
Lisa Blunt Rochester (1962- )
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester has served in the cabinet of two Delaware governors, including five years as Deputy Secretary of...
Brehanna Daniels (1994- )
Brehanna Daniels has broken down a barrier in a sport that is not usually associated with African Americans or women....
David Fleming (1962- )
David Fleming III is a brigadier general in the United States Army, who in 2017 became the first African American to...
Frederick D. Stubbs (1906-1947)
A prominent thoracic surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Frederick Douglass Stubbs, made important contributions to the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. He completed extensive...
William B. Tillman (a.k.a. William Tilghman, 1834?-1880?)
The violent, heroic actions of an illiterate Black sailor threatened with enslavement enthralled newspaper and magazine readers during the tense early...
