United States – Wisconsin
K.C. Jones (1932-2020)
K.C. Jones was an American basketball coach for the National Basketball League (NBA). Jones was born on May 25, 1932,...
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...
Louis Allen (1919-1964)
Louis Allen, an American farmer and logger, was murdered on January 31, 1964, because of his efforts to vote in...
Cavalier Johnson (1986- )
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s first African American Mayor, Cavalier Johnson was born in the city on November 5, 1986, to Denise Hardwick-Townsend....
Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston (1944- )
Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston is a baseball manager, coach, and outfielder. He became the first African American baseball manager to...
Steven Anthony Davis (1958-2022)
Steven Anthony Davis was a prominent business leader, a former chairman, and CEO of Bob Evans Farms Inc. from 2006...
Kourtney Gibson (1981- )
Kourtney Gibson is an American entrepreneur and currently Senior Executive Vice President at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America...
Sister Thea Bowman (1937 – 1990)
Sister Thea Bowman was a Catholic Franciscan nun, evangelist, and educator known for introducing culturally inclusive practices into the Catholic...
Francois M. Abboud (1931- )
Dr. Francois M. Abboud has a number of titles. He is Professor of Internal Medicine and of Molecular Physiology and...
