James Earl Hardy born 1966 playwright, novelist, and journalist. The first person to write about same gender loving people within the hip-hop community.

C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson 1907-1996 known as the “Father of Black Aviation”. In 1932 he was the first Black American to complete a round-trip, transcontinental flight between Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, California. He trained The Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators 1941 – 1945.

Carol’s Daughter was founded in 1993 by Lisa Price in Brooklyn, NY and sells hair, skin, and beauty products made from natural ingredients.

Jarrett Hill born 1985. Journalist. In 2016 he broke the Melania Trump plagiarism of Michelle Obama Story.

“The Scottsboro Boys” were nine teenagers and young men ages 13 to 20 who were falsely accused of raping two white women. Their sentences were all overturned or they were granted pardons.