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name
image
description
country of citizenship
date of birth
date of death
place of birth
place of death
item
1
Johnathan A. Rodgers
American television executive
20th century
Q6265963
2
Ellen Tarry
American writer (1906-2008)
United States of America
1906-09-26
2008-09-23
Birmingham
New York City
Q5365031
3
George W. Crockett, Jr.
American politician (1909-1997)
United States of America
1909-08-10
1997-09-07
Jacksonville
Washington, D.C.
Q1508429
4
Paul E. X. Brown
Host of "Hi Neighbor" on WEAS radio in Atlanta
1910
2007
Q92301362
5
Robert L. Carter
United States federal judge
United States of America
1917-03-11
2012-01-03
Caryville
Manhattan
Q15501566
6
Esther Cooper Jackson
Civil rights activist
United States of America
1917-08-21
2022-08-23
Arlington County
Boston
Q5401169
7
Julia Cooper Mack
American judge (1920-2014)
United States of America
1920-07-17
2014-01-17
Fayetteville
Washington, D.C.
Q13560960
8
Reuben K. Davis
American judge (1920-2010)
United States of America
1920-07-26
2010-03-09
Q7317473
9
William Worthy
American journalist
United States of America
1921-07-07
2014-05-04
Boston
Brewster
Q8020578
10
Dennis Edwards Jr.
judge in New York City (1921-2017)
United States of America
1921-08-19
2017-04-13
Harlem
New York City
Q29572891
11
L. Clifford Davis
American lawyer
1924
Q60763419
12
Hardy Brown
American football player (1924-1991)
United States of America
1924-05-08
1991-11-08
Childress
Stockton
Q5656549
13
Nathaniel R. Jones
American judge
United States of America
1926-05-12
2020-01-26
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Q6969814
14
Sara J. Harper
American judge
United States of America
1926-08-10
Q16090311
15
Horace Ward
American jurist, lawyer, politician and civil rights activist (b.1927)
United States of America
1927-07-29
2016-04-23
LaGrange
Atlanta
Q5902225
16
Robert Frederick Collins
United States federal judge
United States of America
1931
New Orleans
Q7344519
17
Ernest A. Finney, Jr.
American judge
United States of America
1931-03-23
2017-12-03
Smithfield
Columbia
Q5392645
18
George Brown
American long jumper, born 1931
United States of America
1931-07-25
2018-07-23
Q16769694
19
Henry Frye
American politician
United States of America
1932
Richmond County
Q5721653
20
Roger Wilkins
American historian (1932-2017)
United States of America
1932-03-25
2017-03-26
Kansas City
Kensington
Q7359121
21
Norma Holloway Johnson
United States federal judge
United States of America
1932-07-28
2011-09-18
Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Q7051677
22
Anna Diggs Taylor
American judge
United States of America
1932-12-09
2017-11-04
Washington, D.C.
Q560127
23
Bob Ellison
American screenwriter (1933-2024)
United States of America
1933-02-25
2024-04-08
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Q4932366
24
Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
United States federal judge
United States of America
1933-03-11
Chicago
Q7704556
25
Thelton Henderson
American judge
United States of America
1933-11-28
Shreveport
Q7781120
26
Roosevelt F. Dorn
American mayor
United States of America
1935-10-29
Checotah
Q7366440
27
Ernest Holsendolph
1935-10-31
Q95286957
28
Merri Dee
American journalist
United States of America
1936-10-30
2022
Chicago
Q6820037
29
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
journalist
United States of America
1936-11-24
Memphis
Q5298337
30
Joe Billy McDade
American judge and basketball player
United States of America
1937
Bellville
Q6208647
31
George Bundy Smith
American judge
United States of America
1937-04-07
2017-08-05
New Orleans
Q5537415
32
Amalya Lyle Kearse
American judge and bridge player
United States of America
1937-06-11
Vauxhall
Q4739444
33
Willie McCovey
American baseball player (1938–2018)
United States of America
1938-01-10
2018-10-31
Mobile
Stanford University Medical Center
Q3569094
34
Judith W. Rogers
American judge
United States of America
1939-07-27
New York City
Q6303727
35
Sandra Dorsey
actress, director, writer, choreotographer
United States of America
1939-09-28
2023-09-26
Atlanta
Q7416598
36
Napoleon A. Jones Jr.
United States federal judge (1940-2009)
United States of America
1940-08-25
2009-12-09
Hodge
North County, San Diego
Q6965010
37
Bob Petty
American television reporter (1940-2020)
United States of America
1940-11-26
2020-02-18
Q85723352
38
Carolyn Rodgers
American writer (1940-2010)
United States of America
1940-12-14
2010-04-02
Chicago
Chicago
Q5045451
39
Joan Bernard Armstrong
American judge
United States of America
1941
2018-06-09
Q55310131
40
D'Army Bailey
American judge and actor (1941-2015)
United States of America
1941-11-29
2015-07-12
Memphis
Memphis
Q5203113
41
Carole Simpson
American broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author
United States of America
1941-12-07 1940-12-07
Chicago
Q5044733
42
Janet Langhart
American politician
United States of America
1941-12-22 1941
Indianapolis
Q6153447
43
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
American federal and international judge
United States of America
1942-04-12
Saint Paul
Q1490679
44
Robert L. Allen
American activist, writer, and academic (1942–2024)
United States of America
1942-05-29
2024-07-10
Atlanta
Q7346504
45
Randolph Jackson
1943
Q16106300
46
Don Edward Glover
American politician from Arkansas
United States of America
1944
Q59179650
47
Anthony Barboza
African American artist and writer
United States of America
1944-05-10
New Bedford
Q2852803
48
Herman Cain
American businessman (1945–2020)
United States of America
1945-12-13
2020-07-30
Memphis
Atlanta
Q491019
49
Chester Higgins, Jr.
American photographer
United States of America
1946
Lexington
Q5093594
50
Susan L. Taylor
American magazine editor
United States of America
1946-01-23
Harlem
Q7648095
51
Greg Gumbel
American television sportscaster
United States of America
1946-05-03
New Orleans
Q5605637
52
Jamie Foster Brown
African American publisher
United States of America
1946-06-26
Chicago
Q16107233
53
William J. Hibbler
United States federal judge (1946-2012)
United States of America
1946-08-07
2012-03-19
Kennedy
Richton Park
Q8013240
54
Steen Miles
American politician
United States of America
1946-08-20
2017-03-29
South Bend
Decatur
Q16107426
55
Wiley Young Daniel
United States District Judge (1946-2019)
United States of America
1946-09-10
2019-05-10
Louisville
Q8001641
56
Saundra Brown Armstrong
United States federal judge
United States of America
1947
Oakland
Q7427483
57
Myron Herbert Thompson
United States District Judge
United States of America
1947-01-07
Tuskegee
Q6948449
58
Vanzetta Penn McPherson
American lawyer
United States of America
1947-05-26
Montgomery
Q28823014
59
Emmet G. Sullivan
United States District Judge
United States of America
1947-06-04
Washington, D.C.
Q5373483
60
Spencer Christian
American game show host
United States of America
1947-07-23
Charles City County
Q7576016
61
Margo Jefferson
American writer and academic (born 1947)
United States of America
1947-10-17
Chicago
Q6760628
62
Peggy A. Quince
American judge
United States of America
1948-01-03
Norfolk
Q7160723
63
Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.
United States District Judge
United States of America
1948-02-22
Columbia
Q16121417
64
Penny Mickelbury
American journalist
United States of America
1948-05-31
Atlanta
Q7164408
65
Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.
American judge
United States of America
1948-08-22
Kansas City
Q5444765
66
James R. Spencer
American judge
United States of America
1949
Florence
Q15488648
67
Gershwin A. Drain
American judge
United States of America
1949-01-24
Detroit
Q16142654
68
Mablean Ephriam
American judge
United States of America
1949-04-23
Hazlehurst
Q6721605
69
Janice Rogers Brown
United States federal judge
United States of America
1949-05-11
Greenville
Q10949678
70
Ann Claire Williams
American judge
United States of America
1949-08-16
Detroit
Q4766324
71
Tina McElroy Ansa
novelist, filmmaker, teacher, journalist (1949–2024)
United States of America
1949-11-18
2024-09-10
Macon
Q7807930
72
Pearl Stewart
American newspaper editor
United States of America
1950
Q7158171
73
Carl E. Stewart
American judge
United States of America
1950-01-02
Shreveport
Q5040071
74
Ellis Cose
American journalist and writer (born 195_)
United States of America
1951-02-20 1952-02-20
Q63442100
75
Glenda Hatchett
American judge
United States of America
1951-05-31 1952
Atlanta
Q5568302
76
Cynthia Diane Stephens
American judge
United States of America
1951-08-27
Q13560994
77
Jayne Kennedy
American actress, model and television personality
United States of America
1951-10-27
Washington, D.C.
Q6167890
78
Carol E. Jackson
United States federal judge
United States of America
1952
St. Louis
Q5044309
79
Gerald Bruce Lee
American judge
United States of America
1952
Washington, D.C.
Q5548967
80
Denise Page Hood
United States federal judge
United States of America
1952-02-21 1952
Columbus
Q5257733
81
Lynn Swann
American football player and politician (born 1952)
United States of America
1952-03-07
Alcoa
Q441528
82
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge
United States of America
1952-03-14
2017-04-12
Washington, D.C.
New York City
Q7492996
83
Larry Elder
American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)
United States of America
1952-04-27
Los Angeles
Q6490253
84
Sheila Miller
American politician
United States of America
1952-05-12
Q7493110
85
A'Lelia Bundles
American author and journalist
United States of America
1952-06-07
Chicago
Q4646796
86
Jill Nelson
American journalist
United States of America
1952-06-14
Q13563184
87
Mary C. Curtis
American journalist
United States of America
1953-09-04
Baltimore
Q85432302
88
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
United States federal judge
United States of America
1953-09-30
Oklahoma City
Q7925427
89
Wil Haygood
American journalist
United States of America
1954-09-19
Columbus
Q16983422
90
Gayle King
American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News
United States of America
1954-12-28 1956
Chevy Chase
Q5528805
91
Nathan McCall
American journalist
United States of America
1955
Portsmouth
Q6969234
92
Myra C. Selby
American judge
United States of America
1955-07-01
Bay City
Q22096114
93
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016)
United States of America
1955-09-29
2016-11-14
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Q5623430
94
Lezli Baskerville
American lawyer
1956-01-22
Montclair
Q29913248
95
Wilma A. Lewis
American judge
United States of America
1956-06-23
Santurce
Q35530536
96
Montel Williams
American television host and actor
United States of America
1956-07-03
Baltimore
Q1345645
97
Kym Worthy
American prosecutor
United States of America
1957
Q6451751
98
Lencola Sullivan
American model
United States of America
1957
Q6522314
99
Felicia Middlebrooks
American broadcaster
United States of America
1957-05-29
Gary
Q5441718
100
Don McNeal
player of American football
United States of America
1958-05-06
Atmore
Q3035851
101
Letitia James
Attorney General of New York since 2019
United States of America
1958-10-18
Brooklyn
Q6533414
102
Armstrong Williams
American political writer
United States of America
1959-02-05
New York City
Q4794015
103
Linda T. Walker
judge
United States of America
1960
Gloster
Q6552010
104
Chuck D
American rapper
United States of America
1960-08-01
Long Island
Q733373
105
Star Jones
American lawyer, television personality, fashion designer, author and women's and diversity advocate
United States of America
1962-03-24
Badin
Q3968304
106
Shaun Robinson
American television host, author, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and actress
United States of America
1962-07-11 1962-07-12
Detroit
Q7490953
107
Cheryl Burton
American journalist
United States of America
1962-12-25
Provident Hospital
Q5092703
108
Colin Channer
American writer
United States of America
1963-10-13
Q5144975
109
Tavis Smiley
Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
United States of America
1964-09-13
Gulfport
Q164382
110
Keith Boykin
American writer and broadcaster
United States of America
1965-08-28
United States of America
Q6384092
111
Tananarive Due
American writer
United States of America
1966-01-05
Tallahassee
Q7682284
112
Steve Smith
American basketball player
United States of America
1969-03-31
Highland Park
Q463200
113
Omar Tyree
American writer
United States of America
1969-04-15
Philadelphia
Q7089850
114
Dain Blanton
volleyball player
United States of America
1971-11-28
Laguna Beach
Q962345
115
Minty Lewis
American screenwriter
United States of America
1978-12-11
Falls Church
Q64438175
116
Darnell Jackson
American basketball player
United States of America
1985-11-07
Oklahoma City
Q2561861
117
Patricia Banks
Polish musician
Poland
1990-04-21
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Q992873
118
Alonzo Harris
American football player
United States of America
1992-11-09
Birmingham
Q21066620
119
William S. Price III
American businessman
United States of America
20th century
Q16734721
120
Barry Michael Cooper
American writer
United States of America
United States of America
Q3635235
121
Brenda Blackmon
TV journalist
United States of America
Q4960636
122
Rita Coburn Whack
director and filmmaker
Q24619169
123
Ruth Allen Ollison
African-American journalist
United States of America
Texas
Q44479683
124
Leonard Townsend
(died 1971)
1971
Q76336588
125
Kristal Brent Zook
American journalist
Los Angeles
Q87009786
126
Ronald L. Bishop
archaeologist and curator
Q89127118
127
Sharon Weston
researcher
Q89524878
128
Jesse L Cox
researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4590-7381)
Q92134377
129
Toni Tipton-Martin
Food and Nutrition Journalist and Cookbook Author
United States of America
Q96195994