United States – New York
Zoë Saldaña (1978- )
Zoë Saldaña is an accomplished actress and dancer known for her roles in four of the six highest-grossing films produced...
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
Elbert Frank Cox (1895-1969)
Elbert Frank Cox, who perhaps most famous for exploring and expanding the Boole summation formula based on the work of...
Herbert T. Miller (1900-1976)
Herbert T. Miller, a distinguished social services and religious leader, organizer, and fundraiser, was born Herbert Tise Miller on July...
Michigan Street Baptist Church, Buffalo, New York (1836-1962)
In 1836, 27 years before President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, a group of literate African American...
William Conan Davis (1926-2022)
Scientist, inventor, and activist William Conan Davis, the first African American to earn a doctorate from the University of Idaho,...
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...
Hotel Theresa (1913-1970)
Hotel Theresa, the white brick, terra cotta, 300-room, thirteen story, steel-framed hotel, was for many years the tallest building in...
Brownsville, in Brooklyn, New York (1858- )
Brownsville, established in 1858 and named after its developer, Charles S. Brown, is known for its vibrant street art scene....
