United States – Nevada
Leon Spinks (1953-2021)
Leon Spinks was a professional boxer best known for defeating Muhammad Ali for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship in 1978. Spinks...
Aaron Darnell Ford (1972- )
Aaron Darnell Ford is a lawyer and politician who is serving as the 34th Attorney General of Nevada. Ford was...
Shawna Rochelle (Ng A Qui) Kimbrell (1976- )
Lieutenant Colonel Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell is the first African American female fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Kimbrell...
Lola Falana (1942- )
Loletha Elayne Falana, famously known as actress, singer, dancer and model Lola Falana, was born on September 11, 1942 in...
William Decker Johnson (1869-1936)
William Decker Johnson was the 42nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and founder of Johnson Home Industrial...
Thomas Detter (ca. 1830-1891)
Thomas Detter, late 19th century black businessman, Methodist minister, and civil rights advocate, was one of the first black literary...
Jimmy Scott (1925-2014)
James Victor Scott, born July 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio to Arthur and Justine Stanard Scott, was a jazz vocalist...
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990)
Sammy Davis, Jr. was born on December 8, 1925 in Harlem, New York. His parents, Sammy Davis, Sr., an African American,...
Judy Lenteen Pace (1942- )
Judy Pace was born on June 15, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. Her father was an airplane mechanic and her mother...
