by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 9, 2021 | Global African History, People
In the Czech Republic in 2011, the literary event of the year was the publication of a novel by Afro-Czech writer Tomáš Zmeškal, who was born in the capital city of Prague. He is the son of Czech citizen Anna Zmeškal, a multilingual office worker, and Joseph Lukoki, a...
by MikellRobert | Sep 5, 2021 | African American History, People
Paul Gladney was a dancer, comedian, writer, social critic, and actor best known by his stage name Paul Mooney. Gladney was born on August 4, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to teenage parents George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy. Along with his Cousin Rudy, mother, and...
by DavidJMason | Aug 22, 2021 | African American History, People
Alexis Nikole Nelson is a queer actor, writer, producer, social media marketing manager, and forager. Born on March 27, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio, Nelson sang in the children’s choir at her father’s Baptist church at just three years old. At five years old, she began...
by MikellRobert | Jul 25, 2021 | African American History, People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]William James Adams Jr. is known professionally as musician and entrepreneur will.i.am. He was born on March 15, 1975, in the Eastside section of Los Angeles, California, the son of William James Adams Sr. and Debra Cain, and was...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jul 24, 2021 | African American History, People
William B. Hartgrove, Jr. one of the founders of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) was born sometime in November 1877 in Washington, D.C. to William B. Hartgrove, Sr. and Rebecca Perry Hartgrove, former slaves. He studied at...
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