July 10
Mavis Staples, gospel and R&B singer and civil rights activist, was born in Chicago, Illinois.…
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July 11
Kimberly Denise Jones (July 11, 1974), better known by her stage name Lil’ Kim, is…
July 12
The city of Mound Bayou, Mississippi was founded as an independent black community by formerly…
July 13
Gerald Edward Levert, singer, songwriter, and producer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but raised in…
July 14
Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) was an African American actor and…
July 15
Forest Steven Whitaker, actor, producer, and director, was born in Longview, Texas, but raised in…
July 16
John Henrik Clarke, Pan-Africanist writer, historian, and professor, died. Clarke was born January 1, 1915…
July 17
Diahann Carroll, born Carol Diahann Johnson is an American television and stage actress, singer and…
July 18
Nelson and Winnie Mandela show off their firstborn daughter, Zindzi, at their home in Orlando…
July 19
Alice Ruth Moore, educator, author and social activist, was born on July 19, 1875 in…