United States – California
A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007
In 1917, realizing the hunger for social justice among the one thousand African American residents of San Diego, W. E....
Maxine Waters (1938- )
U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters has dedicated over thirty years of her life to local and national politics. Born Maxine Moore...
Julian Dixon (1934-2000)
Born in Washington, D.C. on August 8, 1934, Julian Dixon represented part of Los Angeles in the U.S. House of...
Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
A definitive jazz multi-instrumentalist, Eric Dolphy established deeply original voices on his three primary instruments– the bass clarinet, alto saxophone,...
Mary Ann Spencer Smith (1917-2001)
Postal worker, real estate broker and civil rights activist, Mary Ann Spencer was the 10th child of twelve. She was...
The Great Migration (1915-1960)
The Great Migration was the mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west between 1915...
Robert Colescott (1925-2009)
Robert Colescott’s massive paintings evoke powerful emotions and thoughtful contemplation. For the past thirty years, Colescott has engaged themes of...
Stanley Crouch (1945-2020)
Stanley Crouch was a tough-minded and controversial jazz critic, playwright, essayist, novelist, and percussionist. After a personal intellectual transformation in...
William J. Powell (1897-1942)
Aviation company founder William J. Powell was born in Kentucky on July 27, 1897. His family soon moved to Chicago,...
