United States – Washington
Alonzo Mitz (1963- )
Alonzo Logwone Mitz was a National Football League (NFL) defensive end who played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and the...
Emmett John Rice (1919-2011)
Economist, academic scholar, and bank executive Emmett John Rice was born on December 21, 1919, in Florence, South Carolina to...
Gary Payton II (1992- )
Gary Dwayne Payton II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association....
Brian Stokes Mitchell (1957- )
Since his first part in a play in Junior High, Brian Stokes Mitchell (originally known as just Brian Mitchell) has...
Oleta Adams (1953- )
Sultry, soulful vocalist, lyricist, composer, actor, and activist Oleta Adams was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 4, 1953, and...
Willie C. Stewart Sr (1935- )
Willie C. Stewart Sr. became Tacoma, Washington’s first Black school principal at Lincoln High School on June 25, 1970. Stewart’s...
Addie Fletcher Booth (1902-1996)
Addie Fletcher Booth was an educator, civil rights activist, and labor organizer. She was born Addie De Vault on October...
Carolyn Purnell (1939- )
Carolyn J. Purnell, a 1971 graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Law, is one of two women who...
Shirley Mahaley Malcom (1946- )
Shirley Mahaley Malcom, a Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
