H.E.R. / Gabriella Wilson (1997 – )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Singer and songwriter known by the stage name H.E.R. was born Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson on June…
Tavares (1969-1976)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Tavares, a band of brothers, was a rhythm and blues and funk and soul group. They…
Jon Batiste (1986- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Jonathan (“Jon”) Michael Batiste is an American bandleader, composer, arranger, actor, “harmonabord” player, and television personality.…
Antoine Hodge (1982-2021)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Antoine James Hodge was a critically acclaimed opera singer, best known for his role in Gershwin’s…
Shirley Nash Weber (1948- )
Currently California Secretary of State, Shirley Nash Weber was born September 20, 1948, in Hope, Arkansas, one of the eight children of David Nash, a semi-literate sharecropper and later steel…
Richard Milo Clark (1964- )
Fulfilling a dream he held onto for nearly a decade, on September 23, 2020, three-star Gen. Richard M. Clark, at a ceremony in Falcon Stadium, took command as top administrator…
Paul (Mooney) Gladney (1941-2021)
Paul Gladney was a dancer, comedian, writer, social critic and actor best known by his stage name Paul Mooney. Gladney was born on August 4, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana to…
Barrett Strong (1941- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Legendary composer Barrett Strong, Jr. was born on February 5, 1941, in West Point, Mississippi, to…
Philip Jordan (1868-1941)
It took nearly a century for Philip Jordan to receive proper recognition as a first-hand observer and informal reporter on the Russian Revolution of 1917. Believed to be the son…
George Leon Netterville Jr. (1906-2000)
George Leon Netterville, the controversial President of Southern University, was born in the Ascencion Parish section of Donaldsonville, Louisiana on July 16, 1906. In his youth, he attended the local…