Honoring those we lost on June 22 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Willie Lee Morrow Born October 9, 1939 — Died June 22, 2022 Title: Barber, inventor, entrepreneur, publisher, and Black hair-care pioneer Willie Lee Morrow was a San Diego barber and businessman who helped popularize hair-care tools […]
Honoring those we lost on June 21 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. James Chaney Born May 30, 1943 — Died June 21, 1964 Title: Civil rights worker and voting rights martyr James Chaney was a Black civil rights worker from Mississippi who was murdered alongside Andrew Goodman and […]
Honoring those we lost on June 20 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Ann Atwater Born July 1, 1935 — Died June 20, 2016 Title: Civil rights activist, community organizer, and housing justice advocate Ann Atwater was a Durham, North Carolina organizer who fought for housing, anti-poverty programs, school […]
Honoring those we lost on June 19 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Alexander Twilight Born September 23, 1795 — Died June 19, 1857 Title: Educator, minister, politician, and early college graduate of African descent Alexander Twilight was an educator, minister, and Vermont legislator whose life is tied to […]
Honoring those we lost on June 18 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Larry Doby Born December 13, 1923 — Died June 18, 2003 Title: Baseball Hall of Famer and first Black player in the American League Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier when he joined Cleveland […]
Honoring those we lost on June 17 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. William Attaway Born November 19, 1911 — Died June 17, 1986 Title: Novelist, essayist, screenwriter, songwriter, and playwright William Attaway was a writer best known for Blood on the Forge, a novel about Black migration, labor, […]
Honoring those we lost on June 16 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. George Stinney Jr. Born October 21, 1929 — Died June 16, 1944 Title: Wrongfully executed Black child and symbol of racial injustice in the legal system George Stinney Jr. was only 14 years old when South […]
Honoring those we lost on June 15 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Ella Fitzgerald Born April 25, 1917 — Died June 15, 1996 Title: Jazz singer and “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald was one of the greatest singers in American music history, known for her tone, phrasing, […]
Honoring those we lost on June 14 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. June Jordan Born July 9, 1936 — Died June 14, 2002 Title: Poet, essayist, teacher, activist, and Black feminist writer June Jordan was a poet and essayist whose work spoke to race, gender, sexuality, language, immigration, […]
Honoring those we lost on June 13 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown Born January 7, 1919 — Died June 13, 2004 Title: Surgeon, legislator, educator, and medical trailblazer Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown was one of the first Black women surgeons in the South and […]