United States – Ohio
Wilbur Gordon (1879-1945)
Wilbur Clarence Gordon was a distinguished physician and real estate developer, born in Ironton, Ohio, on May 9, 1879. He...
William Andrew McClain (1913-2014)
The Honorable William Andrew McClain was born on January 11, 1913, in Sanford, North Carolina, to Frank McClain and Blanche...
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni (1943- )
“There’s no life in safety,” said three-time National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Award winner Yolande...
Robert Vernon Franklin, Jr. (1926-2011)
Robert Vernon Franklin, Jr. was a retired Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge who presided over trials and hearings in...
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...
Emmanuel W. Onunwor (1954- )
Emmanuel W. Onunwor, was the first African-born American politician to be elected mayor of an American city when he in...
Andre Hill (1973-2020)
Andre Hill, a 47-year-old unarmed African American man became another Black Lives Matter victim when he was shot and killed...
Coleridge Bernard “C.J.” Stroud IV (2001- )
Coleridge Bernard “C.J.” Stroud IV is a American football quarterback for the Houston Texans in the National Football League (NFL)....
Roy Koyo Jawara “Jay” Williams (1971- )
Youngstown, Ohio’s first African American mayor was Roy Koyo Jawara Williams, popularly known as “Jay” Williams was born in Youngstown...
