by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 18, 2020 | African American History, People
The influential 19th century spiritualist and author Paschal Beverly Randolph was born October 8, 1825 in New York City. According to contemporary researchers he was likely the illegitimate son of William Randon, a white man, and Flora Clark, an African American...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 18, 2020 | African American History, People
Kadir A. Nelson is one of the premier illustrators in the United States. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 15, 1974, the son of Lenwood Melvin Nelson, a former wrestling coach and Howard University graduate and Emily Diane-Gunter, a telecommunications engineer and...
by MikellRobert | Sep 16, 2020 | African American History, People
Joseph Bernard Rogers was a Republican politician who served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. Rogers was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 8, 1964, to Joe Louis and Lola Marie Rogers. His parents divorced in 1966, and his mother moved to Denver, Colorado. He...
by HornsbyAlton | Sep 14, 2020 | African American History, People
Lucius J. Barker was an African American political scientist who broke through racial barriers to become a leader in constitutional law, civil liberties, and African American politics. Born in Franklinton, Louisiana on June 11, 1928, Barker was the fifth of six...
by HornsbyAlton | Sep 14, 2020 | African American History, People
Billy Taylor was an African American jazz pianist, composer, recording artist, educator, and broadcaster. Born in Greenville, North Carolina on July 24, 1921, Taylor was one of two children of William, Sr., a dentist and Antoinette, a schoolteacher. When Taylor was...
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