United States – North Dakota
Black Cowboys in the 19th Century West (1850-1900)
The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South...
Cameron “Wiz Khalifa” Jibril Thomaz (1987- )
Rapper, singer, and songwriter known by his stage name, Wiz Khalifa, was born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on September 8, 1987,...
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen (1988- )
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen is a musical composer, a pianist, and the first African American woman to be crowned Miss North...
Hilton Lee Smith (1907-1983)
Hilton Lee Smith was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Monroe, Louisiana Monarchs and Kansas City Monarchs. Smith was...
Second Baptist Church (1917-ca. 1930)
The Second Baptist Church, Bismarck, North Dakota, organized in 1917 to serve the African American residents of the city, including...
Bernard Peter Randolph (1933- )
Bernard P. Randolph, career Air Force officer, was born on July 10, 1933 to Phillip J. Randolph and Claudia Randolph,...
Ilhan Omar (1982- )
Ilhan Omar is a Somali American politician from Minnesota. She is the director of policy and initiative of the Women...
Juneteenth: The Growth of an African American Holiday (1865- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Juneteenth Minidoc [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In the article below, historian Quintard Taylor describes the origins and evolution of the Juneteenth...
Sarah A. Campbell (1823-1888)
Sarah A. Campbell, one of the first non-Native women in the Black Hills of South Dakota, accompanied Colonel George Armstrong...
