Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 21 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Count Basie Birth name: William James Basie Born August 21, 1904 — died April 26, 1984 Jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and architect of swing. Basie led one of jazz’s most […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 20 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Don King Born August 20, 1931 Boxing promoter and one of the most powerful and controversial figures in modern sports. King promoted many of boxing’s largest events and worked with […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 19 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Johnny Nash Full name: John Lester Nash Jr. Born August 19, 1940 — died October 6, 2020 Singer, songwriter, actor, and early American popularizer of reggae. Nash became one of […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 18 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Roberto Clemente Full name: Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker Born August 18, 1934 — died December 31, 1972 Baseball Hall of Famer, Pittsburgh Pirates legend, humanitarian, and Puerto Rican icon. Clemente […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 17 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Marcus Garvey Full name: Marcus Mosiah Garvey Born August 17, 1887 — died June 10, 1940 Jamaican political leader, publisher, entrepreneur, orator, and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 16 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Louis Lomax Full name: Louis Emanuel Lomax Born August 16, 1922 — died July 30, 1970 Journalist, author, television host, and chronicler of the civil rights era. Lomax became one […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 15 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Oscar Peterson Full name: Oscar Emmanuel Peterson Born August 15, 1925 — died December 23, 2007 Canadian jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and one of the most influential virtuosos in jazz […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 14 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Ernest Everett Just Born August 14, 1883 — died October 27, 1941 Biologist, marine scientist, author, professor, and pioneering cell researcher. Just became an internationally respected scientist through research on […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 13 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. James B. Parsons Full name: James Benton Parsons Born August 13, 1911 — died June 19, 1993 Attorney, federal judge, educator, musician, and judicial trailblazer. Parsons became the first African […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 12 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Lillian Evanti Birth name: Annie Wilson Lillian Evans Born August 12, 1890 — died December 6, 1967 Opera singer, composer, concert artist, and civil rights advocate. Evanti became the first […]