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A native of Connecticut, John Brown struggled to support his large family and moved restlessly from state to state throughout…

On this date in 1922, Ralph Gardner was born. He was an African American scientist who specialized in the development…

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay Z (and formerly Jay-Z), is an American rapper and…

Charity Adams Earley (1918–2002) was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (later…

Powhatan Beaty (October 8, 1837 – December 6, 1916) was an African American soldier and actor. During the American Civil…

December 7, 1931 Comer Cottrell, businessman, was born in Mobile, Alabama. Cottrell graduated from the University of Detroit in 1952…

Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor and comedian. He…

John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), known professionally as Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and…