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July 27

Clarence LaVaughn “C.L.” Franklin, minister and civil rights activist, died. Franklin was born January 22, 1915 in Sunflower County, Mississippi.…

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July 28

Anti-Lynching Bill, 1922, was introduced by Missouri Congressman Leonidas Dyer advocating lynching be a federal felony in the United States…

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July 29

Tidjane Thiam (born 29 July 1962) is an Ivorian businessman and former politician who became the chief executive of Credit…

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July 30

Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress, producer and television host. She began her career with…

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July 31

Flora Jean “Flo” Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American athlete who played volleyball. She was…

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August 1

Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911 – December 26, 1985) is known as the first African American woman cartoonist and created…

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August 2

Simone Ashley Manuel (born August 2, 1996) is an American competition swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle. At the 2016 Rio…

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August 3

Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham, the third African American woman to go into space, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Higginbotham earned her…

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