Miles Davis (1926–1991) was an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader widely regarded as one of the most influential...
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (1878–1949) was a pioneering African American tap dancer, actor, and singer who rose to become...
Anna Mac Clarke was the first African American woman in the U.S. Army to command an otherwise all‑white unit while the military was still formally segregated. She joined the Women’s Army...
“Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it,...
Benjamin Rucker, better known by his stage name Black Herman, was an African American magician and one of the most...
David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. was an African American electrical and mechanical engineer and one of the leaders in the United States in the field of heat transfer, ventilation and air conditioning....
Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1899—February 2, 1979) was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a...
One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African...
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was the only known adult passenger of African ancestry who died on the ill‑fated voyage of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. A Paris‑educated Haitian engineer, Laroche...
Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a central figure in one of the most...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
