United States – Massachusetts
Hobart Sidney Jarrett (1915-2005)
Dr. Hobart Sidney Jarrett (1915-2005) was a respected scholar, educator, and leader in Black community organizations. His contributions to African...
Douglas Palmer (1951- )
Douglas Palmer, the first Black mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, was born Douglas Harold Palmer on October 19, 1951, in...
Kenneth E. Reeves (1951- )
Kenneth E. Reeves, the first African American Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was born Kenneth Errol Reeves in Detroit, Michigan, on...
Alvin A. Brown (1961- )
Alvin A. Brown, the first African American mayor of Jacksonville, Florida was born on December 15, 1961, in Beaufort, South...
Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (1936-2024)
Alvin Austin Attles Jr. was a basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA) who played his entire career with...
Claude William Black Jr. (1916-2009)
Claude William Black Jr. was one of the most important advocates for civil rights and social justice in San Antonio,...
Leah Penniman (1980- )
Leah Penniman is a farmer and food sovereignty activist who cofounded Soul Fire Farm near Grafton, New York, in 2010....
Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)
Edgar Amos Love was an American bishop with the Methodist Episcopal Church and cofounder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Love...
Edna May Griffin (1909-2000)
Edna May Griffin, often referred to as ‘the Rosa Parks of Iowa,’ was a prominent American civil rights pioneer in...
