Law Breakers
Ronald LeFlore (1948- )
On August 1, 1974, twenty-six-year-old Ron LeFlore made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Detroit Tigers. Thirteen months...
The Wire (2002-2008)
The Wire was a popular television series which aired for five seasons on the HBO network, from June 2, 2002,...
Little Willie John (1937-1968)
Little Willie John, born William Edward John on November 15th, 1937, was one of ten children born in Cullendale, Arkansas to Mertis...
The TransPacific Struggle over Citizenship: Seeking Welfare Rights in Kawasaki City, Japan and Los Angeles, California,1962-1982
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Historians rarely compare the mostly working-class and poor Korean population in Japan and African Americans seeking...
Geronimo Pratt (1947-2011)
Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt was a high ranking Black Panther Party (BPP) leader in Los Angeles who was targeted by the...
George Jackson (1941-1971)
Author George Jackson is best known for his memoir Soledad Brother, containing the letters that he wrote from prison between...
Charles M. Taylor (1948- )
Charles McArthur Taylor, born on January 28, 1948, in Arthington, Liberia, served as the president of Liberia from August 2,...
Marion Barry, Jr. (1936-2014)
Marion Barry Jr., a civil rights activist and later three term mayor of Washington, D.C., was born on March 6,...
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Billie Holiday is considered by many critics and fans to have been one of the most important jazz vocalists of...
