Civil rights attorney Louis L. Redding was the first Black man admitted to practice law in Delaware. He argued one of the cases that formed part of the United States Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision. Redding was born on October 25, 1901, … Read MoreLouis L. Redding (1901-1998)
The St. Augustine Movement was a series of civil rights protests that occurred in St. Augustine, Florida between 1963 and 1964. They were led by local branches of the NAACP Youth Council and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The Movement influenced passage of the 1964 … Read MoreThe St. Augustine Movement (1963-1964)
Media critic Eric Deggans was born on November 6, 1965, in Washington, D.C. to Chuck Deggans and Carolyn Jean McClellan Deggans Williams, a life member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Deggans was reared, however, in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Andrean High School, a … Read MoreEric Deggans (1965- )
The Black Maroons of Florida, also known as Black Seminoles, Seminole Maroons, and Seminole Freedmen, were a community derived from Runaway slaves who integrated into American Indian culture. They were mostly Gullah fugitives who escaped from the rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia who … Read MoreThe Black Maroons of Florida (1693-1850)
Dr Robert Nobles is the Vice President for Research Administration at Emory University. His appoint began on December 1, 2019. Prior to that role, he was the Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement at the University of Tennessee until December 2019 and Associate Vice … Read MoreRobert Nobles (? -)
Marcus Jacques Garvey, Jr., was the oldest son of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr., founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) and Amy Euphemia Jacques. The UNIA-ACL, a leading black nationalist organization, was founded in 1914 in Jamaica and later headquartered … Read MoreMarcus Jacques Garvey, Jr. (1930-2020)
Dead Prez is hip hop music group that includes members Khnum Muata “stic.man” Ibomu and Mutulu “M-1” Olugbala. The group known for their hit singles including, “Hip Hop,” “Wolves,” “Mind Sex,” and “Hell Yeah (Pimp the System).” Ibomu was born Clayton Gavin on March 6, … Read MoreDead Prez (1996- )
The major league baseball player Álex (A-Rod) Rodríguez was born Álexander Emmanuel Rodríguez on July 27, 1975, in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, to Victor Rodríguez, a former pro catcher in the Dominican Republic and Lourdes Rodríguez. At four, the Rodríguez family moved to the … Read MoreÁlex Rodríguez (1975- )
Yamiche Léone Alcindor Cline has quickly become one of the most prominent African American journalists in the nation. Of Haïtien heritage, Alcindor was born in Miami, Florida, on November 1, 1986. Her father and mother came from Plaisance and St. Louis du Nord, Haïti, and … Read MoreYamiche Léone Alcindor (1986- )
Psychologist and historian Marvin Dunn was born in an orange grove barn in the Blackberry community of DeLand, Florida on June 27, 1940. His mother, Corinne Elizabeth Williams of Dothan, Alabama, was a housecleaner and cook and his dad, James C. Dunn Sr. of Glenwood, … Read MoreMarvin Dunn (1940- )
