Military units
The Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia (June 15-18, 1864)
The Richmond-Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia during the third year of the Civil War. The...
Second Ivorian Civil War (2010-2011)
The Second Ivorian Civil War was a five-month conflict in the west African country of the Ivory Coast (also known...
Henry Davis Green (1827-1911)
Henry Davis Green was an anti-slavery activist (abolitionist) who was a participant in the Christiana Resistance (also known as the...
Russell Simmons (1957– )
Image Ownership: Public Domain Russell Simmons, a multimillionaire who is estimated to be the third wealthiest man in the...
Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris (1963- )
Rennie Harris, hip hop dancer, artist, teacher, artistic director, choreographer, and founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), was born in...
The Last Poets (1968- )
The Last Poets, a group of musicians and poet performers, originated out of the civil rights movement, with an emphasis...
Rap/Hip Hop
Rap Music, and the culture that surrounds rapping itself, hip-hop, is a genre of music and a lifestyle which originated...
Afrika Bambaataa (1957- )
One of hip-hop culture’s most influential pioneers, Afrika Bambaataa was the first to articulate an ideology for the emerging youth...
Grandmaster Flash/Joseph Saddler (1958- )
Although he will more than likely be remembered best for releasing “The Message,” the first rap song to delve into...
