by FikesRobert | Mar 13, 2022 | African American History, People
American basketball player Brittney Yevette Griner was born on October 18, 1990, to Sandra Griner and Raymond Griner in Houston, Texas. She attended Chester W. Nimitz Senior High School in Houston, where she played for the school basketball and volleyball teams....
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 7, 2022 | African American History, People
Crooner-rapper, lyricist iLoveMakonnen, a multiracial artist, was born on April 12, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. He was named Makonnen Kamali Sheran in honor of Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, the birth name of Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia. He is...
by MikellRobert | Dec 26, 2021 | African American History, People
RuPaul Andre Charles is an actor, model, singer, and drag queen, who is best known by his first name, RuPaul. Charles was born on November 17, 1960, in San Diego, California. His father, Irving Andrew Charles, and his mother, Ernestine (Fontenette) Charles, divorced...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Dec 18, 2021 | Global African History, People
Choreographer, dancer, artistic director and LGBTQ community activist Alexander Emanuel Simon was born on November 27, 1980, in Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, to Rufus Emanuel Simon from Basseterre which is part of the Caribbean Island federation of...
by MikellRobert | Nov 28, 2021 | African American History, People
William Ellis “Billy” Porter II is an actor, singer, and author who is most recognized for his Broadway performances and runway attire. Porter was born on September 21, 1969, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to William E. Porter and Cloerinda Jean Johnson...
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