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Eddie Lee Floyd (1937- )
Singer-songwriter Eddie Lee Floyd, known by his stage name, Eddie Floyd, was a popular R&B singer in the 1960s. Floyd...
Millie Jackson (1944- )
Mildred “Millie” Virginia Jackson, R&B singer, playwright, model, lyricist who is often called the “Mother of Hip Hop,” was born...
The Chiffons (1960-2009)
The Chiffons, a premier all-female American group, was formed in 1960 by three Bronx, New York born teenaged girls. They...
Fatima Djalor (1989-2019)
Fatima Djalor was an international children’s welfare activist and the first woman of African ancestry to appear regularly on television...
Kamala Devi Harris (1964- ) [Children’s Edition]
This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here. Who are they: On...
Frederick Humphries (1935-2021)
Frederick Stephen Humphries Sr., university president, professor, and HBCU advocate, was born December 26, 1935, in Apalachicola, Florida to Minnie...
Billy Stewart II (1937-1970)
Pianist, composer, lyricist, “word doubling” singer William Larry Stewart II, known by his stage name, Billy Stewart, was born on...
Joseph Echols Lowery (1921-2020)
Joseph Echols Lowery was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership...
Alice H. Parker (1895-?)
Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas. In the 1920s...
