Cathy Hughes, whose full name is Catherine L. Hughes, is a prominent media executive and entrepreneur. She is best known as the founder and chairperson...
Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes was a Haitian-American writer, historian, and civil rights advocate. He is best known for his efforts to preserve and promote the history...
Archer Alexander was an enslaved African American man who played a significant role in the abolitionist movement in the United States. He is best known...
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818-1907) was an African American seamstress, dressmaker, and activist who is best known for her association with Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife...
Charles H. “Teenie” Harris (1908-1998) was an American photographer known for his extensive documentation of African-American life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born on July...
Calvin Littlejohn was an American photographer known for his contributions to the field of photojournalism, particularly in documenting the civil rights movement in the United...
John Francis Alexander Sanford (1806–1857) was a frontiersman of the American West who worked with Native American tribes as an Indian agent. He later joined...