Birthday Celebrations — June 14

Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on June 14 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history.

Marla Gibbs

Born June 14, 1931

Title: Actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer

Marla Gibbs is a television legend whose work helped shape Black sitcom history. Best known for Florence on The Jeffersons and Mary Jenkins on 227, she built a career marked by sharp comedy, creative control, and rare longevity in the entertainment industry.

Faizon Love

Born June 14, 1968

Title: Actor and comedian

Faizon Love is a Cuban-born American actor and comedian known for standout supporting roles in Black comedy and mainstream film. His work in Friday, The Parent ’Hood, The Meteor Man, Elf, and other projects made him one of those performers who can shift a scene with timing, voice, and presence.

T. M. Aluko

Born June 14, 1918 — Died May 1, 2010

Title: Nigerian writer, engineer, and civil servant

T. M. Aluko was a Nigerian writer and engineer whose fiction explored social change, bureaucracy, and cultural conflict in modern Africa. Britannica lists his birthday as June 14, 1918, though another reference lists July 14, so I would keep him in the master list with a final date-verification note before scripting.