Canada – Manitoba
Devante Malik Smith-Pelly (1992- )
Devante Smith-Pelly, one of only 30 Black players in the National Hockey League (NHL), was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada...
Ivan James Houston (1925-2020)
Insurance executive Ivan James Houston was born in Los Angeles, California on June 15, 1925 to Norman Oliver Houston and...
MarÃa Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (1965- )
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró, Olympic champion weightlifter and politician, was born in Calendaria, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on...
Barbara Hillary (1931-2019)
Barbara Hillary was the first African American woman on record to reach both the North and South Poles. Born in...
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1870-1915)
Alfred Schmitz Shadd, a black educator, physician, farmer, politician, editor and civic leader was born in Raleigh, Ontario in 1870....
George Fleming (1937-2021)
Washington State politician George Fleming was born February 22, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, to parents A.R. and Lilla N. Fleming....
