Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry was born at Provident Hospital on the South Side of Chicago on May 19, 1930. She was the youngest of Nannie Perry Hansberry...
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Ebony Magazine
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Ebony Magazine, is a pictorial news magazine published by Chicago, Illinois-based Johnson Publishing Company, first appeared in November 1945. Created by John H. Johnson, who...
William Caesar Warfield
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Concert bass-baritone singer, actor, and teacher William Caesar Warfield was born on January 22, 1920, in West Helena, Arkansas to a family of sharecroppers. When...
Cicely Tyson
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Critically acclaimed actor Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem New York City, New York on December 19, 1933. She is the daughter of William and...
Carol Moseley Braun
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Carol Moseley Braun is a trailblazer in American politics. She made history in 1992 when she became the first African American woman elected to the...
Leontyne Price
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Leontyne Price is an American operatic soprano who has left an indelible mark on the world of classical music. Born on February 10, 1927, in...
Ruby Dee
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Ruby Dee, a renowned Broadway performer and film actress, was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio on October 27, 1922. She was the daughter...
Nikki Giovanni
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Nikki Giovanni is an influential American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Born on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Giovanni emerged as a prominent...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Delta), one of four college sororities for African American women, was founded on January 13, 1913, on the campus of...
Raymond Pace Alexander
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A Legacy of Civil Rights Activism and Legal Prowess Raymond Pace Alexander, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, was born on October 19,...