Category: History

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Hip-hop performer and entertainment lawyer Tracey Lee was born on October 22, 1970, in Buffalo, New…

The Rev. Dr. Regena Lynn Thomas is a former politician who formerly held the office of secretary of state for New Jersey and is the director of the Human Rights…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Bobby McFerrin is a popular folk-jazz vocalist known for his vocal percussion and a cappella singing,…

The first African American mayor of Lawrenceville, Virginia, William H. Herrington, was born on August 15, 1950, in Hartsville, South Carolina, to Henry Herrington, a transportation worker from Darlington County,…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The doo-wop ensemble Fred Parris & the Satins was founded by baritone Fredericke Lee Parris in…

James “Jim” Hill was born into slavery in the late 1830s on the J. Hill Salem Road Plantation in Marshall County, Mississippi. He was a leader of the Reconstruction Era…

Francis Lewis Cardozo was a minister, educator, and politician, who was born free in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 1, 1836. Cardozo was of mixed ancestry, as his father, Isaac…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Carmen Arlene Balthrop-Delaney, soprano and arts advocate, was born May 14, 1948, in Washington, D.C., to…

Lonna Romaine Hooks is an attorney and the first Black secretary of state for New Jersey. Hooks was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father was head of the…

Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!LeVert was a popular R&B group composed of Marc Gordon (1964-2010), Gerald Levert (1966-2006) and Sean…