Musicians
Nora Holt (1885–1974)
Nora Holt was an important figure in the history of Black music in Chicago in the 1930s and was a...
Meek Mill/ Robert Rihmeek Williams (1987- )
Robert Rihmeek Williams, also known as Meek Mill, is a rapper, songwriter, and activist. Williams was born on May 6,...
Michael Raphael (1952-2015)
Composer, librettist, and pianist Michael D. Raphael was born January 12, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Latham Hill, Sr., a...
Missy Elliott (1971- )
Melissa “Missy” Arnette Elliott, songwriter, rapper, and music producer, was born on July 1, 1971 to power company dispatcher Patricia...
Mickey Guyton (1983- )
Lyric Contralto and songwriter Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, on June 17, 1983, to Michael Eugene Guyton and...
John Legend/John Roger Stephens (1978- )
Composer, baritone, pianist, lyricist, and actor John Legend was born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio,...
MarÃa Teresa Vera (1895-1965)
María Teresa Vera was an Afro-Cuban guitarist, singer, and composer, who is held up as an example of the Cuban...
Clara Mae Ward (1924-1973)
Clara Mae Ward, one of the most outstanding soloists and conductors in gospel history, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on...
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen (1988- )
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen is a musical composer, a pianist, and the first African American woman to be crowned Miss North...
