Nelson Estupiñan-Bass
Nelson Estupiñan-Bass Black Ecuadorian poet 1912 – 2012.
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Nancy Morejón born 1944 Havana, Cuba. Writer.
Read more "Nancy Morejón"Pauline Cushman
Pauline Cushman born Harriet Wood 1833 -1893. Union spy.
Read more "Pauline Cushman"Taraji P. Henson
Taraji Penda Henson born 9/11/1970. In 2015, she won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (for Empire), and became the first Black actress in the history of the awards show to do so.
Read more "Taraji P. Henson"Dana Canedy
Dana Canedy born 1965 is the first Black person to head a major publishing house, publisher of Simon & Schuster
Read more "Dana Canedy"Perry Watkins
Perry Watkins 1948- 1996 Black gay service man, first to challenge the ban on LGBTQ folks in the military.
Read more "Perry Watkins"Dorothy Pittman Hughes
Dorothy Pittman Hughes born 1938 co-founder of Ms.Magazine. Gabourey Sidibe is her niece.
Read more "Dorothy Pittman Hughes"Charlotta Bass
Charlotta Amanda Spears 1874-1964. First Black woman to run for Vice President in 1952 and first Black Woman to own a newspaper in the United States, the California Eagle from 1912 to 1964.
Read more "Charlotta Bass"The Harlem Hellfighters
The Harlem Hellfighters were Black combat soldiers in World War I.
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Everett Fitzhugh first Black announcer in pro hockey and first Black announcer of a hockey league franchise.
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