Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner, known by many as the “Boss of the Blues,” was born Joseph Vernon in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 18, 1911. Turner...
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Lionel Richie
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Born in 1949, singer-songwriter Lionel Richie grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. He was a founding member of the Commodores, a top R&B act of the...
Cindy Birdsong
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A Journey Through Music and Legacy Cindy Birdsong, born Cynthia Ann Birdsong on December 15, 1939, in Camden, New Jersey, is a prominent African-American singer...
Billy Dee Williams
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William December Williams Jr., known professionally as Billy Dee Williams, was born on April 6, 1937, in New York City. He was the son of...
Alice H. Parker
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Alice H. Parker (b. 1895) is an African American inventor known for her contribution to the heating furnace. She invented a furnace that supplied central...
Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
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Besides his widespread media following, Michaux also developed an activist ministry that assisted the poor and homeless. The Church of God provided shelter and food...
Margaret Peters and Matilda Roumania Peters
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Margaret Peters was born in 1915 in Washington, D.C., and Matilda Roumania Peters was born two years later in the same city. The girls began...
Thomas Sumter
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Thomas Sumter was born on 14 August 1734 near Charlottesville, Virginia. He served as a sergeant of Virginia troops in the 1761 campaign against the...
Fort Sumter
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Fort Sumter, an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, is most famous for being the site of the first battle of the American...