Duke Alessandro de’ Medici

Duke Alessandro de’ Medici governed Florence and its territories from 1510 to 1537. His nickname was Moor.

Lucile Bluford

Lucile Harris Bluford 1911-2003, Kansas City journalist.

Abebe Bikila Demissie, born in Ethiopia, 1932 – 1973 was Africa’s first black gold medalist, in marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Barack Hussein Obama II born 8/4/1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“Berner’s on Haight” cannabis dispensary.

Princess Tiana Disney’s first Black princess in 2009.

Danielle Geathers first Black woman student body president at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Roy Ankrah a.k.a. the Black Flash 1925-1995

Mariah Stackhouse born 1994. Only pro golfer on LPGA in 2020.

Ethiopian New Year 9/12