United States – Illinois
Huel Davis Perkins (1924-2013)
Huel Davis Perkins, a distinguished composer, pianist, professor, administrator, and orator, was born on December 27, 1924, in Baton Rouge,...
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
Lovie Lee Smith (1958- )
Lovie Lee Smith is an American football coach for the National Football League (NFL). Smith was born on May 8,...
Super Bowl 41 (2007)
Super Bowl 41 was the first Super Bowl contest pitting teams led by two African American coaches, Tony Dungy, of...
Thomas Freeman (1919 – 2020)
World-renowned debate coach, philosopher, minister, and orator Thomas Freeman was born Thomas Franklin Freeman on June 27, 1919, in Richmond, Virginia,...
Rex Richardson (1983- )
The first African American mayor of Long Beach, California, Rex Richardson was born at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois...
Thomas Berkley (1915–2001)
Attorney, newspaper publisher, and world-class athlete Thomas Lucius Berkley was born Thomas Lucius Berkley on August 9, 1915, in DuQuoin,...
Damola Adamolekun (1989- )
Damola Adamolekun is a Nigerian-American business executive and restaurateur. He was the first Black CEO of P. F. Chang’s, a...
Mboka Mwilambwe (1970- )
Mboka Mwilambwe, born 1970 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was elected as the first African...
