by Mwansa Luchembe | Aug 3, 2020 | African American History, People
Arthur Paul Davis was an African American university teacher, literary scholar, author, and editor, born November 21, 1904, to Andrew Davis and Francis (Nash) Davis in Hampton, Virginia. He was one of nine children. He married Clarice E. Winn on October 6, 1928 (d....
by Shalyce Wilson | Aug 1, 2020 | African American History, People
American singer, songwriter, and producer, Charles Kent Wilson, best known as Charlie Wilson, was born on January 29, 1953 to Reverend Oscar and Lucy Wilson in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father was a Church of God in Christ minister. His mother was a pianist and minister of...
by Karina Mendez Soto | Jun 27, 2020 | Global African History, People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Tale of Three Dumas Minidoc Alexandre Dumas fils was a prolific French author and playwright best known for La Dame aux Camélias, the romantic novel he published in 1848, which was later adapted into Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La...
by Shalyce Wilson | Jun 22, 2020 | African American History, People
Tyler Perry is a world-renowned actor, director, producer, writer, and philanthropist. Born Emmitt Perry, Jr. on September 13, 1969 to Willie Maxine Campbell Perry and Emmitt Perry, Sr. in New Orleans, Louisiana, Perry changed his name to Tyler to distance himself...
by Lindsay Vaughan | Jun 7, 2020 | African American History, People
Inarguably, one of the leading figures in African and African American history is Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey, known as “Aggrey of Africa.” Not only can Africa claim him, but also the African Diaspora. Aggrey was born on October 18, 1875, at Anomabo in the Gold...
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