Willie O’Ree born 1935. First Black player in the National Hockey League.

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Darnella Frazier at age 17 on May 25, 2020 with her mobile phone captured on video the murder of George Floyd. She was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes for her video that helped to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice. “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video […]

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Florence Price 1887-1953 first Black woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra.

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Mahmud Jamal born 1967 in Kenya to a family from India, first judge of color on Canada’s Supreme Court.

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Opal Lee born 1926. “godmother of Juneteenth”.

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Tiffany Haddish born 1979 second Black woman to win a Grammy for best comedy album.

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Fritz Pollard 1894 – 1986 first Black head coach in the National Football League.

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Skylar Heath, 20, Black transgender woman shot and killed in Miami, FL in November 20, 2020.

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Maya Angelou is one of 5 women to be featured on the United States quarter in 2022 in the “American Women Quarters Program” by the U.S. Mint. George Washington’s likeness will remain on one side of the coin.

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D Scot Miller first Black Editor of East Bay Express (established in 1978) in 2021.

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