Occupation – Community Activist
Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908)
Lewis Henry Douglass was an Army veteran, journalist, printer, and community activist who fought against racial inequality in America. A...
Nancelia Elizabeth Scott Jackson (1924-2024)
Nancelia Elizabeth Scott Jackson was one of the early Black residents of North Cherry Creek, a suburb of Denver, Colorado....
Ron Finley
Ron Finley is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Ron Finley Project, which teaches communities how to transform food...
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
Educator, political campaigner, and women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Olufela Folorunso Thomas on October 25,...
Charles F. Booker (1923- )
Charles F. Booker is an Army veteran, civil servant, and community activist who fought against racially discriminatory schools in Plainfield,...
Farida Charity (1987- )
Farida Charity is a community leader and peace activist who supports peace initiatives in the conflict-affected Yumbe district of northern...
Walter Franklin Anderson (1915-2003)
The grandson of formerly enslaved people, Walter Franklin Anderson, classical pianist, organist, composer, jazz musician, community activist, and academician, was...
Opal Lee (1926- )
Opal (Flake) Lee is a retired teacher and activist who is considered the “grandmother of Juneteenth.” Flake was born on...
Alexander Emanuel Simon (1980- )
Choreographer, dancer, artistic director and LGBTQ community activist Alexander Emanuel Simon was born on November 27, 1980, in Christiansted, United...
