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# name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
1 Samuel Cornish
American Presbyterian minister United States of America 1795 1858-11-06 Sussex County Brooklyn Q787966
2 Maria W. Stewart American activist, teacher, journalist, lecturer, abolitionist United States of America 1803 1880-02-06 Hartford Washington, D.C. Q13560246
3 Philip Alexander Bell
American journalist and abolitionist 1808 1889-04-24 New York City Q28777243
4 Martin R. Delany
United States Army officer and physician, abolitionist, journalist, and writer, (1812–1885) United States of America 1812-05-06 1885-01-24 Charles Town Wilberforce Q1046980
5 William Cooper Nell
African-American journalist, historian (1816-1874) United States of America 1816-12-16 1874-05-25 Boston Boston Q8007100
6 Samuel Ringgold Ward
American newspaper editor United States of America 1817-10-17 1866
1864
Eastern Shore of Maryland Q3946640
7 Frederick Douglass
African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895) United States of America 1818-02-14 1895-02-20 Talbot County Washington, D.C. Q215562
8 Mary Bibb American abolitionist and journalist United States of America 1820 1877 Rhode Island Brooklyn Q22958043
9 Mary Ann Shadd
American abolitionist (1823–1893) United States of America 1823-10-09 1893-06-05 Wilmington Washington, D.C. Q3850435
10 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
American writer United States of America 1825-09-24 1911-02-22
1911-02-20
Baltimore Philadelphia Q5478699
11 Caesar Antoine
American businessman, farmer, newspaper editor and politician United States of America 1836-09 1921-09-12 New Orleans Shreveport Q5016969
12 Amanda Smith
African-American evangelist (1837–1915) United States of America 1837-01-23 1915-02-24 Long Green Q4739765
13 Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914) United States of America 1837-08-17 1914-07-23 Philadelphia Q5085940
14 Thomas Cardozo
American politician, educator 1838-12-19 1881 Charleston Q95967914
15 George Ruby
African-American politician in Reconstruction Texas United States of America 1841 1882-10-31 New York City
New York
New Orleans Q5544095
16 James J. Spelman
Mississippi state legislator and journalist (1841-1894) United States of America 1841-01-18 1894-05-25 Norwich Jackson Q28131293
17 Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor United States of America 1842-08-31 1924-03-13 Boston Boston Q6288450
18 Sarah Gibson Jones educator, school founder, fund-raiser, journalist, poet, lecturer, clubwoman 1843 1938 Q105959172
19 Jesse Freeman Boulden
Baptist pastor and educator, Mississippi legislator United States of America 1846-02-15
1820-10-08
1899-03-06 Delaware Q27947858
20 Marshall W. Taylor
African American minister and journalist United States of America 1846-07-01 1887-09-11 Lexington Louisville Q28179194
21 William J. Simmons
African-American teacher and journalist (1849-1890) United States of America 1849-06-26 1890-10-30 Charleston Louisville Q8013340
22 Lucy Parsons
American communist anarchist labor organizer (1853-1942) United States of America 1851 1942-03-07 Virginia Chicago Q3090218
23 Mary A. McCurdy
American temperance advocate and suffragist United States of America 1852 1934 Q61919102
24 Lucretia Newman Coleman
Canadian-born African-American writer United States of America
Canada
1854 1948-07-31 Dresden Q28843782
25 Elizabeth Stumm
African-American teacher, journalist United States of America 1854-03-25
1848
Boyle County Q28754199
26 Meta E. Pelham African-American journalist and clubwoman 1855
1854
1941 Q63119783
27 Mary E. Britton
African-American physician United States of America 1855-04-17 1925-08-27 Lexington Lexington Q11770867
28 Gertrude Bustill Mossell
African-American journalist United States of America 1855-07-03 1948-01-21 Philadelphia Philadelphia Q5553286
29 John Edward Bruce
American journalist (1856-1924) United States of America 1856-02-22 1924-08-07 Piscataway New York City Q6231267
30 Amelia Tiligman
American pianist, teacher, and activist (1856–1931) United States of America 1856-09-06 1931-12-12 Washington, D.C. Q54313790
31 Timothy Thomas Fortune
American writer and activist (1856-1928) United States of America 1856-10-03 1928-06-02 Marianna Philadelphia Q7807563
32 Fred R. Moore
American publisher (1857-1943) 1857-06-16 1943-03-01 Q5496112
33 George Edwin Taylor
American newspaper editor (1857-1925) United States of America 1857-08-04 1925-12-23 Little Rock United States of America Q5538922
34 Pauline Hopkins
American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor (1859-1930) United States of America 1859 1930-08-13 Portland Cambridge Q7155037
35 Amelia E. Johnson
writer from Canada Canada 1859 1922 Toronto Q21176955
36 Robert Pelham Jr.
American journalist, inventor and civil servant (1859-1943) 1859-01-04 1943-06-12 Petersburg Washington, D.C. Q28593730
37 Susie Lankford Shorter
American educator, philanthropist, and writer 1859-01-04 1912-02-23
1912-02-27
Terre Haute Q49488871
38 Josephine Silone Yates
American chemist United States of America 1859-11-15 1912-09-03 Mattituck Kansas City Q12192635
39 Lillian A. Lewis
African-American journalist in Boston 1861 Q28209377
40 Anna Bustill Smith African-American suffragist United States of America 1861 1945 Q66691272
41 Florida Ruffin Ridley
American civil rights activist, teacher, editor and writer United States of America 1861-01-29 1943-02-25 Boston Toledo Q22338526
42 Ada A. Cooper lecturer, educator, poet, writer, journalist, missionary 1861-02-06 1899-09-18 Brooklyn Q97672445
43 Victoria Earle Matthews
American missionary (1861-1907) United States of America 1861-05-27 1907-03-10 Fort Valley New York City Q7926692
44 Josephine Turpin Washington
Educator and Writer United States of America 1861-07-31 1949-03-17 Goochland County Cleveland Q15997876
45 Lucy Wilmot Smith
American teacher, journalist, suffragist and historian (1861-1889) United States of America 1861-11-16 1889-12-01 Lexington Q28810239
46 Ida B. Wells
American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931) United States of America 1862-07-16 1931-03-25 Holly Springs Chicago Q289428
47 Mary Virginia Cook Parrish
American activist, journalist (1862–1945) United States of America 1862-08-08 1945-10-11 Bowling Green Louisville Q13562550
48 Julia Ringwood Coston
publisher, journalist 1863 1931-06-01 Warrenton Washington, D.C. Q28791114
49 Jack Thorne American journalist, essayist, and novelist 1863 1941-11-14 Fayetteville Q125417504
50 Robert T. Teamoh
American politician, Massachusetts (1864-1912) United States of America 1864-03-25 1912 Q105319675
51 Wendell Dabney American journalist, political leader, and publisher United States of America 1865 1952
1952-06-05
Richmond Q55720331
52 Abel Payne Caldwell
American newspaper editor, journalist (1865–1917) United States of America 1865-01-01 1917-05-11 Chapel Hill Philadelphia Q130534220
53 Margaret Murray Washington
American academic (1865–1925) United States of America 1865-03-09 1925-06-04 Macon Q6759761
54 Lillian Thomas Fox
African-American journalist, clubwoman, public speaker, civic activist United States of America 1866
1854-11
1917-08-29 Chicago Indianapolis Q21069631
55 Dusé Mohamed Ali
African nationalist (1866–1945) Egypt 1866-11-21 1945-06-25
1945
Alexandria Q49265
56 Lavinia B.Sneed
American journalist educator United States of America 1867 1932 New Orleans Louisville Q61904874
57 Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste
African-American journalist, teacher, social worker (1867-1951) United States of America 1867-11-24 1951-04-20 Chicago Chicago Q28801352
58 W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963) United States of America
Ghana
1868-02-23 1963-08-27 Great Barrington Accra Q158060
59 Olivia Ward Bush
American writer (1869–1944) United States of America 1869-05-23 1944-04-08 Sag Harbor
Long Island
United States of America Q7088105
60 Robert Hayes Music/drama journalist United States of America 1869-12-23 1944-07-27 Memphis Q129437397
61 Alice E. McEwen
African-American journalist, newspaper editor, and teacher 1870 Nashville Q63197838
62 Katherine D. Tillman
American writer United States of America 1870-02-19 1922-05 Mound City Q28739915
63 Delilah L. Beasley
American historian (1871-1934) United States of America 1871-09-09 1934-08-18 Cincinnati San Leandro Q5253980
64 Grace Lucas-Thompson African-American suffragist United States of America 1872 Q66691244
65 Geraldine Pindell Trotter
civil rights activist 1872-10-03 1918-10-08 Q24965334
66 William Sidney Pittman
American architect (1875-1958) United States of America 1875-04-21 1958-03-14 Montgomery Q8018430
67 Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955) United States of America 1875-07-10 1955-05-18 Mayesville Daytona Beach Q291068
68 Alice Dunbar Nelson
American writer, activist (1875-1935) United States of America 1875-07-19 1935-09-18 New Orleans Philadelphia Q3611679
69 Eloise Bibb Thompson
American poet, journalist, playwright United States of America 1878 1927 New Orleans Q20856217
70 Rebecca Stiles Taylor
American journalist, social worker, and educator United States of America 1879-08 1958-12 Savannah Q27979947
71 Angelina Weld Grimké
American writer (1880–1958) United States of America 1880-02-27 1958-06-10 Boston New York City Q2849427
72 William Pickens
American writer and educator United States of America 1881-01-15 1954-04-06 Anderson County Q8016870
73 Oscar W. Adams African American journalist 1882 1946 Gulfcrest Q87917747
74 Hubert Harrison
United States Virgin Islands writer (1883-1927) United States of America 1883-04-27 1927-12-17 Saint Croix New York Q11682630
75 Nora Holt
singer, composer, music critic United States of America 1885 1974-01-25 Kansas City Los Angeles Q7050103
76 Jeannette Carter African-American lawyer and political activist United States of America 1886 1964 Q66691180
77 Nannie Mitchell American journalist (1887-1975) United States of America 1887 1975 Birmingham Q116448337
78 Cleveland G. Allen American journalist, music historian, and lecturer, 1887-1953 United States of America 1887-03 1953-10-10 Greenville Harlem Q125449968
79 Cyril Briggs Saint Kitts and Nevis writer Saint Kitts and Nevis 1888-05-28 1966-10-18 Nevis Q2878694
80 Carl J. Murphy American journalist (1889-1967) United States of America 1889-01-17 1967-02-25 Baltimore Q5040363
81 Charles P. Howard, Sr. March 10, 1890–January 25, 1969 United States of America 1890-03-10 1969-01-25 Q130899855
82 Theophilus Lewis American theatre critic and magazine editor United States of America 1891 1974 Q16007661
83 Zora Neale Hurston
African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960) United States of America 1891-01-07 1960-01-28 Notasulga Fort Pierce Q220480
84 Bessye J. Bearden
American journalist United States of America 1893 1943
1943-09-16
North Carolina Harlem Q4896523
85 Gerri Major
African American women author United States of America 1894 1984-08-17 Chicago Q23806457
86 Thomas L. Dabney American educator and journalist 1894-03-15 Richmond Q130537565
87 Amy Jacques Garvey
Jamaican journalist and political activist (1896–1973) Jamaica 1896
1895-12-31
1973-07-25 Kingston Kingston Q481874
88 Thyra J. Edwards
American educator, social worker and activist 1897-12-25
1897
1953-07-09
1953
Q61597103
89 William Warley American civil rights activist, postal worker; part of a historic lawsuit (1899–1946) United States of America 1899
1884-01-06
1946-04-02 Louisville Q116729584
90 Johnathan A. Rodgers American television executive 20th century Q6265963
91 Peter Thorne American reporter United States of America 20th century Q7177311
92 Langston Hughes
(1901-1967) American writer and social activist United States of America 1901-02-01 1967-05-22 Joplin New York City Q188093
93 Sterling Allen Brown American writer (1901-1989) United States of America 1901-05-01 1989-01-13 Washington, D.C. Q3498772
94 Roy Wilkins
African-American NAACP leader United States of America 1901-08-30 1981-09-08 St. Louis New York City Q2738344
95 Mattiebelle Woods African-American Journalist (1902 - 2005) 1902 2005 Q120316287
96 Gwendolyn B. Bennett
American writer (1902–1981) United States of America 1902-07-08 1981-05-30
1981-05-31
Giddings Reading Q3780149
97 Wallace Thurman
American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance (1902–1934) United States of America 1902-08-16 1934-12-26
1934-12-21
Salt Lake City New York City Q1354130
98 Marvel Cooke First African American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper (1903-2000) United States of America 1903-04-04 2000-11-29 Mankato New York City Q6778150
99 Merze Tate
American academic United States of America 1905-02-06 1996-06-27 Rolland Township Washington, D.C. Q6821026
100 Era Bell Thompson
American journalist (1905-1986) United States of America 1905-08-10 1986-12-30 Des Moines Chicago Q5384773
101 Frank Marshall Davis United States writer, political and labor movement activist (1905–1987) United States of America 1905-12-31 1987-07-26 Arkansas City Honolulu Q3751867
102 Alice Allison Dunnigan
American journalist, civil rights activist and author United States of America 1906-04-27 1983-05-06 Russellville Washington, D.C. Q4725708
103 Harry McAlpin American journalist (1906-1985) United States of America 1906-07-21 1985-07-18 St. Louis Q16749902
104 Ellen Tarry American writer (1906-2008) United States of America 1906-09-26 2008-09-23 Birmingham New York City Q5365031
105 Thelma Berlack Boozer
American journalist United States of America 1906-09-26 2001-03-06 Ocala New York City Q56425483
106 Kathryn Hall Bogle American social worker, activist, and freelance journalist United States of America 1906-12-24 2003-08 Oklahoma Territory Portland Q86694790
107 Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998) United States of America 1907-06-02 1998-08-16 Boston Boston Q371930
108 Clifford W. Mackay
American journalist, civil rights advocate, and civil servant 1908-03-02 1971-03-22 Des Moines San Juan Q123076772
109 Ann Petry American writer and journalist (1908–1997) United States of America 1908-10-12 1997-04-28 Old Saybrook Old Saybrook Q448736
110 Thomas W. Young
American lawyer, publisher, and journalist 1908-10-26 1967-09-06 Norfolk Norfolk Q123090456
111 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972) United States of America 1908-11-29 1972-04-04 New Haven Miami Q1050018
112 George W. Crockett, Jr.
American politician (1909-1997) United States of America 1909-08-10 1997-09-07 Jacksonville Washington, D.C. Q1508429
113 Paul E. X. Brown Host of "Hi Neighbor" on WEAS radio in Atlanta 1910 2007 Q92301362
114 John Henry McCray American journalist, civil rights activist, politician (1910–1987) 1910-08-25 1987-09-15 Youngstown Sylacauga Q107415333
115 Alice Key American journalist and community activist (1911-2010) United States of America 1911-03-18 2010-09-29 Henderson Las Vegas Q105758762
116 Jackie Ormes cartoonist (1911-1985) United States of America 1911-08-01 1985-12-26
1985
Pittsburgh Chicago Q3157401
117 Ethel L. Payne
American journalist United States of America 1911-08-14 1991-05-28 Chicago Q5403143
118 Dorthy Hieghts
American activist (1912-2010) United States of America 1912-03-24 2010-04-20 Richmond Howard University Hospital Q298259
119 Louis E. Martin
American newspaper founder (1912-1997) United States of America 1912-11-18 1997-01-27 Shelbyville Orange Q6687087
120 Gordon Parks
American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006) United States of America 1912-11-30 2006-03-07 Fort Scott New York City Q365682
121 Thelma Thurston Gorham journalist, organization leader, activist 1913 1991 Q105959167
122 Hazel Garland American journalist (1913-1988) United States of America 1913-01-28 1988-04-05 Terre Haute McKeesport Q18811100
123 Ralph Ellison
American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994) United States of America 1914-03-01 1994-04-16 Oklahoma City New York City Q299965
124 Daisy Bates American civil rights activist (1914–1999) United States of America 1914-11-11 1999-11-04 Huttig Little Rock Q2013359
125 Claudia Jones
Trinidad & Tobago-born black communist and political activist Trinidad and Tobago 1915-02-15 1964-12-24
1964-12-25
Port of Spain London Q5129197
126 Hal Jackson American disk jockey/radio personality (1915-2012) United States of America 1915-11-03 2012-05-23 Charleston New York City Q1570121
127 Eunice W. Johnson American businesswoman and publisher (1916-2010) United States of America 1916-04-04 2010-01-03 Selma Chicago Q5409783
128 Elizabeth Murphy Moss American journalist 1917 1998 Q50378186
129 Robert L. Carter
United States federal judge United States of America 1917-03-11 2012-01-03 Caryville Manhattan Q15501566
130 Esther Cooper Jackson
Civil rights activist United States of America 1917-08-21 2022-08-23 Arlington County Boston Q5401169
131 Ora Mae Lewis Martin writer United States of America 1918-03-29 2005-09-28 New Orleans New Orleans Q65658667
132 Simeon Booker African-American journalist (1918-2017) United States of America 1918-08-27 2017-12-10 Baltimore Solomons Q7517573
133 Anatole Broyard American literary critic United States of America 1920-07-16 1990-10-11 New Orleans Boston Q4752075
134 Julia Cooper Mack American judge (1920-2014) United States of America 1920-07-17 2014-01-17 Fayetteville Washington, D.C. Q13560960
135 Reuben K. Davis American judge (1920-2010) United States of America 1920-07-26 2010-03-09 Q7317473
136 W. Beverly Carter, Jr.
American diplomat 1921 1982-05-09 Q7945355
137 William Worthy American journalist United States of America 1921-07-07 2014-05-04 Boston Brewster Q8020578
138 Doris E. Saunders American businesswoman, librarian, and journalist (1921-2014) United States of America 1921-08-08 2014-03-24 Chicago Jackson Q16089021
139 Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist United States of America
Mali
1921-08-11 1992-02-10 Ithaca Seattle Q296069
140 Dennis Edwards Jr. judge in New York City (1921-2017) United States of America 1921-08-19 2017-04-13 Harlem New York City Q29572891
141 Ernest Withers American photographer (1922-2007) United States of America 1922-08-07 2007-10-15 Memphis Memphis Q5394031
142 Louis Lomax American journalist United States of America 1922-08-16 1970-07-30 Valdosta Santa Rosa Q15443184
143 Ruby Dee
American actress (1922–2014) United States of America 1922-10-27 2014-06-11 Cleveland New Rochelle Q234360
144 Louise Meriwether American novelist United States of America 1923-05-08 2023-10-10 Haverstraw Manhattan Q6688853
145 Mary Ellen Strong American media publisher and marketer (1923–2012) United States of America 1923-06-04 2012-11-27 Gary California Q124833064
146 L. Clifford Davis American lawyer 1924 Q60763419
147 Hardy Brown American football player (1924-1991) United States of America 1924-05-08 1991-11-08 Childress Stockton Q5656549
148 Nathan A. Scott Jr. American literary critic (1925-2006) United States of America 1925-04-24 2006-12
2006
Cleveland Q6968841
149 Carl Rowan
American journalist (1925-2000) United States of America 1925-08-11 2000-09-23 Ravenscroft Washington, D.C. Q1040310
150 John A. Williams
American writer (1925–2015) United States of America 1925-12-05 2015-07-03 Jackson Paramus Q661925
151 Moneta Sleet, Jr. American journalist United States of America 1926-02-14
1926
1996-09-30 Owensboro
New York City
Baldwin Q6898989
152 Nathaniel R. Jones
American judge United States of America 1926-05-12 2020-01-26 Youngstown Cincinnati Q6969814
153 Sara J. Harper American judge United States of America 1926-08-10 Q16090311
154 Ann Allen Shockley novelist and short-story writer United States of America 1927 Louisville Q19888025
155 William A. Hilliard Journalist, first African American editor of the Oregonian United States of America 1927-05-28 2017-01-16 Chicago Portland Q8003977
156 Horace Ward American jurist, lawyer, politician and civil rights activist (b.1927) United States of America 1927-07-29 2016-04-23 LaGrange Atlanta Q5902225
157 Barbara-Marie Green American publisher, journalist and poet 1928 Q116448091
158 Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014) United States of America 1928-04-04 2014-05-28 St. Louis Winston-Salem Q19526
159 James Forman American civil rights leader (1928–2005) United States of America 1928-10-04 2005-01-10 Chicago Washington, D.C. Q704746
160 Thomas A. Johnson journalist from the US United States of America 1928-10-11 2008-06-02 St. Augustine Queens Q94930773
161 Lerone Bennett, Jr.
American academic United States of America 1928-10-17 2018-02-14 Clarksdale Chicago Q6528868
162 Samuel Yette American journalist United States of America 1929 2011-01-21 Harriman Laurel Q100230385
163 Xernona Clayton American activist and executive United States of America 1930-08-30 Muskogee Q8043788
164 Dick Bogle American journalist and politician (1930-2010) United States of America 1930-10-19 2010-02-25 Portland Vancouver Q95987023
165 Robert Frederick Collins United States federal judge United States of America 1931 New Orleans Q7344519
166 Ernest A. Finney, Jr. American judge United States of America 1931-03-23 2017-12-03 Smithfield Columbia Q5392645
167 George Brown
American long jumper, born 1931 United States of America 1931-07-25 2018-07-23 Q16769694
168 Philippa Schuyler
American pianist and composer (1931–1967) United States of America 1931-08-02 1967-05-09 New York City Da Nang Q529582
169 Henry Frye
American politician United States of America 1932 Richmond County Q5721653
170 Ira Jeffries African American author, playwright, and journalist United States of America 1932-03-20 2010-07-16 New York City New York City Q125417595
171 Roger Wilkins
American historian (1932-2017) United States of America 1932-03-25 2017-03-26 Kansas City Kensington Q7359121
172 Norma Holloway Johnson
United States federal judge United States of America 1932-07-28 2011-09-18 Lake Charles Lake Charles Q7051677
173 Anna Diggs Taylor
American judge United States of America 1932-12-09 2017-11-04 Washington, D.C. Q560127
174 Larry McCormick American journalist (1933-2004) United States of America 1933-02-03 2004-08-27 Kansas City Los Angeles Q6490772
175 Bob Ellison American screenwriter (1933-2024) United States of America 1933-02-25 2024-04-08 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Q4932366
176 Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
United States federal judge United States of America 1933-03-11 Chicago Q7704556
177 Myrlie Evers-Williams
American civil rights activist United States of America 1933-03-17 Vicksburg Q6948316
178 Tony Brown
American journalist, academian, comedian and businessman United States of America 1933-04-11 Charleston Q7821968
179 Louis Farrakhan
leader of the Nation of Islam United States of America 1933-05-11 The Bronx Q49075
180 Thelton Henderson
American judge United States of America 1933-11-28 Shreveport Q7781120
181 Ida E. Lewis American journalist 1934 Q105319588
182 Amiri Baraka
African-American writer (1934–2014) United States of America 1934-10-07 2014-01-09 Newark Newark Q354783
183 Johari Amini American poet United States of America 1935 Philadelphia Q23984345
184 A. B. Spellman
American poet United States of America 1935-08-12 Nixonton
Elizabeth City
Q278551
185 William Raspberry
American journalist United States of America 1935-10-12 2012-07-17 Okolona Washington, D.C. Q8017378
186 Roosevelt F. Dorn
American mayor United States of America 1935-10-29 Checotah Q7366440
187 Ernest Holsendolph 1935-10-31 Q95286957
188 Walter E. Williams
American economist, commentator, and academic (1936-2020) United States of America 1936-03-31 2020-12-01 Philadelphia George Mason University Q7964738
189 Merri Dee American journalist United States of America 1936-10-30 2022 Chicago Q6820037
190 Norma Quarles broadcast journalist, disc jockey 1936-11-11 New York City Q29005479
191 Dorothy Butler Gilliam journalist United States of America 1936-11-24 Memphis Q5298337
192 Herbert Randall American photojournalist United States of America 1936-12-16 Q5735332
193 Joe Billy McDade American judge and basketball player United States of America 1937 Bellville Q6208647
194 George Bundy Smith American judge United States of America 1937-04-07 2017-08-05 Q5537415
195 Amalya Lyle Kearse American judge and bridge player United States of America 1937-06-11 Vauxhall Q4739444
196 Robert C. Maynard American journalist (1937–1993) United States of America 1937-06-17 1993-08-17 Brooklyn Oakland Q7342627
197 Joan Murray American journalist United States of America 1937-11-06 2021-12-18 Ithaca Q16733039
198 Vertamae Grosvenor American culinary anthropologist United States of America 1938 2016-09-03 Fairfax Q7922743
199 Willie McCovey
American baseball player (1938–2018) United States of America 1938-01-10 2018-10-31 Mobile Stanford University Medical Center Q3569094
200 Ishmael Reed
American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher United States of America 1938-02-22 Chattanooga Q983544
201 Max Robinson television journalist and artist (1939-1988) United States of America 1939-05-01 1988-12-20 Richmond Washington, D.C. Q6795180
202 Judith W. Rogers
American judge United States of America 1939-07-27 New York City Q6303727
203 Sandra Dorsey actress, director, writer, choreotographer United States of America 1939-09-28 2023-09-26 Atlanta Q7416598
204 Napoleon A. Jones Jr.
United States federal judge (1940-2009) United States of America 1940-08-25 2009-12-09 Hodge North County, San Diego Q6965010
205 Bob Petty American television reporter (1940-2020) United States of America 1940-11-26 2020-02-18 Q85723352
206 Carolyn Rodgers American writer (1940-2010) United States of America 1940-12-14 2010-04-02 Chicago Chicago Q5045451
207 Joan Bernard Armstrong American judge United States of America 1941 2018-06-09 Q55310131
208 Michele Clark television correspondent 1941 1972 Q105959166
209 D'Army Bailey American judge and actor (1941-2015) United States of America 1941-11-29 2015-07-12 Memphis Memphis Q5203113
210 Carole Simpson American broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author United States of America 1941-12-07
1940-12-07
Chicago Q5044733
211 Janet Langhart
American politician United States of America 1941-12-22
1941
Indianapolis Q6153447
212 Charlayne Hunter-Gault
American journalist United States of America 1942-02-27 Due West Q5074602
213 Samuel R. Delany
American author and literary critic United States of America 1942-04-01 New York City Q438164
214 Gabrielle Kirk McDonald American federal and international judge United States of America 1942-04-12 Saint Paul Q1490679
215 Robert L. Allen American activist, writer, and academic (1942–2024) United States of America 1942-05-29 2024-07-10 Atlanta Q7346504
216 Randolph Jackson 1943 Q16106300
217 Judy Dothard Simmons American poet, journalist, editor, singer, pianist (born 1944) United States of America 1944 Q105898493
218 Don Edward Glover American politician from Arkansas United States of America 1944 Q59179650
219 Anthony Barboza African American artist and writer United States of America 1944-05-10 New Bedford Q2852803
220 Marcia Ann Gillespie American activist United States of America 1944-07-10 Rockville Centre Q29000553
221 Renee Poussaint American broadcast journalist United States of America 1944-08-12 2022-03-04 Manhattan Washington, D.C. Q105867527
222 Carolyn Craven American journalist United States of America 1944-12-28
1944
2000-11-20
2000
Chicago Oakland Q28607357
223 Kathleen Neal Cleaver
American activist United States of America 1945-05-13 Dallas Q3194063
224 J. C. Hayward
American news anchor who worked for WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. United States of America 1945-10-23
1944
East Orange Q43900842
225 Herman Cain
American businessman (1945–2020) United States of America 1945-12-13 2020-07-30 Memphis Atlanta Q491019
226 Stanley Crouch American writer (1945-2020) United States of America 1945-12-14 2020-09-16 Los Angeles The Bronx Q355531
227 Chester Higgins, Jr.
American photographer United States of America 1946 Lexington Q5093594
228 Susan L. Taylor
American magazine editor United States of America 1946-01-23 Harlem Q7648095
229 Greg Gumbel
American television sportscaster United States of America 1946-05-03 New Orleans Q5605637
230 Jamie Foster Brown African American publisher United States of America 1946-06-26 Chicago Q16107233
231 Charles R. Saunders American writer United States of America 1946-07-12 2020-05 Elizabeth Dartmouth Q5081875
232 William J. Hibbler United States federal judge (1946-2012) United States of America 1946-08-07 2012-03-19 Kennedy Richton Park Q8013240
233 Steen Miles American politician United States of America 1946-08-20 2017-03-29 South Bend Decatur Q16107426
234 Wiley Young Daniel United States District Judge (1946-2019) United States of America 1946-09-10 2019-05-10 Louisville Q8001641
235 Saundra Brown Armstrong
United States federal judge United States of America 1947 Oakland Q7427483
236 Claudia Tate American literary critic United States of America 1947
1946-12-14
2002
2002-07-29
Q5129264
237 Myron Herbert Thompson
United States District Judge United States of America 1947-01-07 Tuskegee Q6948449
238 Vanzetta Penn McPherson
American lawyer United States of America 1947-05-26 Montgomery Q28823014
239 Vashti Murphy McKenzie
American bishop United States of America 1947-05-28
1947
Baltimore Q476853
240 Clarence Page
American journalist United States of America 1947-06-02 Dayton Q5126691
241 Emmet G. Sullivan
United States District Judge United States of America 1947-06-04 Washington, D.C. Q5373483
242 Spencer Christian
American game show host United States of America 1947-07-23 Charles City County Q7576016
243 Margo Jefferson
American writer and academic (born 1947) United States of America 1947-10-17 Chicago Q6760628
244 Peggy A. Quince
American judge United States of America 1948-01-03 Norfolk Q7160723
245 Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.
United States District Judge United States of America 1948-02-22 Columbia Q16121417
246 Penny Mickelbury
American journalist United States of America 1948-05-31 Atlanta Q7164408
247 Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.
American judge United States of America 1948-08-22 Kansas City Q5444765
248 Doris Jean Austin American author and journalist United States of America 1949 1994 Mobile
Alabama
Q5297948
249 James R. Spencer American judge United States of America 1949 Florence Q15488648
250 Gershwin A. Drain
American judge United States of America 1949-01-24 Detroit Q16142654
251 Mablean Ephriam
American judge United States of America 1949-04-23 Hazlehurst Q6721605
252 Janice Rogers Brown
United States federal judge United States of America 1949-05-11 Greenville Q10949678
253 Ann Claire Williams
American judge United States of America 1949-08-16 Detroit Q4766324
254 André Leon Talley
American journalist (1948-2022) United States of America 1949-10-16 2022-01-18 Washington, D.C. White Plains Q1139415
255 Chauncey Bailey American journalist (1949–2007) United States of America 1949-10-20 2007-08-02 Oakland Oakland Q5088207
256 Tina McElroy Ansa novelist, filmmaker, teacher, journalist (1949–2024) United States of America 1949-11-18 2024-09-10 Macon Q7807930
257 Dawud Salahuddin American assassin United States of America 1950 Roanoke Rapids Q5242712
258 Pearl Stewart American newspaper editor United States of America 1950 Q7158171
259 Carl E. Stewart
American judge United States of America 1950-01-02 Shreveport Q5040071
260 Virginia Johnson American ballet dancer, choreographer, and journalist 1950-01-25 Q63184809
261 Bebe Moore Campbell American novelist, journalist, teacher (1950–2006) United States of America 1950-02-18 2006-11-27 Philadelphia Los Angeles Q4878309
262 Ellis Cose American journalist and writer (born 195_) United States of America 1951-02-20
1952-02-20
Q63442100
263 Glenda Hatchett
American judge United States of America 1951-05-31
1952
Atlanta Q5568302
264 Cynthia Diane Stephens American judge United States of America 1951-08-27 Q13560994
265 Leanita McClain American journalist and commentator United States of America 1951-10-03 1984-05-29
1984-05-28
1984
Chicago Q6509820
266 Jayne Kennedy
American actress, model and television personality United States of America 1951-10-27 Washington, D.C. Q6167890
267 Carol E. Jackson
United States federal judge United States of America 1952 St. Louis Q5044309
268 Gerald Bruce Lee American judge United States of America 1952 Washington, D.C. Q5548967
269 Denise Page Hood
United States federal judge United States of America 1952-02-21
1952
Columbus Q5257733
270 Lynn Swann
American football player and politician (born 1952) United States of America 1952-03-07 Alcoa Q441528
271 Sheila Abdus-Salaam American judge United States of America 1952-03-14 2017-04-12 Washington, D.C. New York City Q7492996
272 Larry Elder
American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952) United States of America 1952-04-27 Los Angeles Q6490253
273 Sheila Miller American politician United States of America 1952-05-12 Q7493110
274 A'Lelia Bundles
American author and journalist United States of America 1952-06-07 Chicago Q4646796
275 Jill Nelson American journalist United States of America 1952-06-14 Q13563184
276 Lorraine Branham 1952-12-07
1950
2019-04-02 Q105353162
277 Andrea Lee American writer United States of America 1953 Philadelphia Q4755150
278 Paula Williams Madison 1953 Harlem Q26251303
279 Mary C. Curtis American journalist United States of America 1953-09-04 Baltimore Q85432302
280 Julianne Malveaux
American journalist, economist, author, commentator United States of America 1953-09-22 San Francisco Q6307864
281 Vicki Miles-LaGrange
United States federal judge United States of America 1953-09-30 Oklahoma City Q7925427
282 Evelyn C. White American writer United States of America 1954 Chicago Q57089779
283 Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954) United States of America 1954-01-29 Kosciusko Q55800
284 Mumia Abu-Jamal
American political activist and journalist convicted of the murder of a police officer United States of America 1954-04-24 Philadelphia Q156133
285 Wil Haygood American journalist United States of America 1954-09-19 Columbus Q16983422
286 Gayle King
American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News United States of America 1954-12-28
1956
Chevy Chase Q5528805
287 Nathan McCall American journalist United States of America 1955 Portsmouth Q6969234
288 Patricia Smith
American poet United States of America 1955-06-25 Chicago Q7145842
289 Myra C. Selby American judge United States of America 1955-07-01 Bay City Q22096114
290 Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016) United States of America 1955-09-29 2016-11-14 New York City Washington, D.C. Q5623430
291 Lezli Baskerville American lawyer 1956-01-22 Montclair Q29913248
292 Vicki Mabrey American journalist 1956-04-03
1956
St. Louis Q7925423
293 Wilma A. Lewis
American judge United States of America 1956-06-23 Santurce Q35530536
294 Montel Williams
American television host and actor United States of America 1956-07-03 Baltimore Q1345645
295 Kym Worthy American prosecutor United States of America 1957 Q6451751
296 Lencola Sullivan American model United States of America 1957 Q6522314
297 Ron Tarver
African American photographer United States of America 1957 Fort Gibson Q91477945
298 Felicia Middlebrooks
American broadcaster United States of America 1957-05-29 Gary Q5441718
299 Michael Paul Williams American journalist United States of America 1958 Richmond Q107410306
300 Don McNeal
player of American football United States of America 1958-05-06 Atmore Q3035851
301 Letitia James
Attorney General of New York since 2019 United States of America 1958-10-18 Brooklyn Q6533414
302 Rochelle Riley
journalist and columnist United States of America 1959 Tarboro Q45224670
303 Armstrong Williams
American political writer United States of America 1959-02-05 New York City Q4794015
304 Lester Holt
American journalist United States of America 1959-03-08 Marin County Q3236790
305 Linda T. Walker judge United States of America 1960 Gloster Q6552010
306 Chuck D
American rapper United States of America 1960-08-01 Long Island Q733373
307 Deborah Roberts
American television journalist United States of America 1960-09-20 Perry Q5248367
308 Robin Roberts
American television broadcaster United States of America 1960-11-23 Tuskegee Q2041541
309 Hilton Als American writer and theater critic United States of America 1961 New York City Q5764481
310 Isabel Wilkerson
American journalist United States of America 1961 Washington, D.C. Q6077806
311 Bertha Coombs American television reporter United States of America 1961-12-28 Milton Q4895474
312 Star Jones
American lawyer, television personality, fashion designer, author and women's and diversity advocate United States of America 1962-03-24 Badin Q3968304
313 Shaun Robinson
American television host, author, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and actress United States of America 1962-07-11
1962-07-12
Detroit Q7490953
314 Cheryl Burton
American journalist United States of America 1962-12-25 Provident Hospital Q5092703
315 Charles Barkley
American basketball player United States of America 1963-02-20 Leeds Q192707
316 Michelle Bernard
American political analyst United States of America 1963-07-30 Washington, D.C. Q6836924
317 Colin Channer American writer United States of America 1963-10-13 Q5144975
318 Tavis Smiley
Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist United States of America 1964-09-13 Gulfport Q164382
319 Keith Boykin
American writer and broadcaster United States of America 1965-08-28 United States of America Q6384092
320 Tananarive Due
American writer United States of America 1966-01-05 Tallahassee Q7682284
321 Jovita Moore
American journalist United States of America 1967-10-04 2021-10-28 Atlanta Atlanta Q6296829
322 Sharon Epperson American journalist United States of America 1968-04-12 Pittsburgh Q7490047
323 Roland Martin
American journalist United States of America 1968-11-14 Houston Q1314828
324 David F. Walker
American writer, especially of comics United States of America 1968-12-01 Q98108514
325 Steve Smith American basketball player United States of America 1969-03-31 Highland Park Q463200
326 Omar Tyree
American writer United States of America 1969-04-15 Philadelphia Q7089850
327 Colson Whitehead
American novelist (born 1969) United States of America 1969-11-06 New York City Q509662
328 Jason Riley American journalist and author United States of America 1971-07-08 Buffalo Q19945927
329 Dain Blanton volleyball player United States of America 1971-11-28 Laguna Beach Q962345
330 Ananda Lewis
American television personality and activist United States of America 1973-03-21 Los Angeles Q3615038
331 Dave Chappelle
American comedian and actor (born 1973) United States of America 1973-08-24 Washington, D.C. Q40321
332 Ta-Nehisi Coates
American writer, journalist, and educator United States of America 1975-09-30 Baltimore Q15452495
333 Violet Edwards
American politician and journalist United States of America 1976-03-03 Jasper Q97495590
334 Nikole Hannah-Jones
American journalist United States of America 1976-04-09 Waterloo Q21063790
335 Linsey Davis
American journalist United States of America 1977-10-21 Q115944190
336 Minty Lewis American screenwriter United States of America 1978-12-11 Falls Church Q64438175
337 Janet Mock
American writer, director, producer, TV host and transgender rights activist United States of America 1983-03-10 Honolulu Q6153507
338 Laura Jarrett
American journalist United States of America 1983-10-29 Washington, D.C. Q106531617
339 Darnell Jackson
American basketball player United States of America 1985-11-07 Oklahoma City Q2561861
340 Patricia Banks Polish musician Poland 1990-04-21 Schwäbisch Gmünd Q992873
341 Alonzo Harris American football player United States of America 1992-11-09 Birmingham Q21066620
342 William S. Price III American businessman United States of America 20th century Q16734721
343 Barry Michael Cooper American writer United States of America United States of America Q3635235
344 Brenda Blackmon TV journalist United States of America Q4960636
345 Rita Coburn Whack
director and filmmaker Q24619169
346 Ruth Allen Ollison African-American journalist United States of America Texas Q44479683
347 Bilal Abdul Kareem American journalist United States of America Q55759729
348 Ashley C. Ford
American writer, podcaster, and educator United States of America Fort Wayne Q56073633
349 Leonard Townsend (died 1971) 1971 Q76336588
350 Kristal Brent Zook
American journalist Los Angeles Q87009786
351 Patrice Gaines American writer United States of America Q87410214
352 Ronald L. Bishop archaeologist and curator Q89127118
353 Sharon Weston researcher Q89524878
354 Jesse L Cox researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4590-7381) Q92134377
355 Toni Tipton-Martin
Food and Nutrition Journalist and Cookbook Author United States of America Q96195994
356 Phyl Garland American music journalist and critic United States of America 2006 McKeesport Q105874066
357 J. Gordon Street American journalist Q109463910
358 George Forsyth American journalist Roxbury Q109463918
359 Dexter D. Eure, Sr. American journalist Q109463919
360 Robert Jordan American journalist Q109463921
361 Walter Sanders American journalist Q109463922
362 Lovell Dyett American talk show host Q109463923
363 Gary Armstrong American journalist Q109463924
364 Glenda Wina journalist, anchorwoman, publicist, and producer Q110426539
365 Mel Reeves US civil rights activist and journalist United States of America 2022-01-06 Miami Q110455378
366 Mary Frances Vashon African American journalist, abolitionist United States of America Q115751683
367 Mallika Marshall Instructor in medicine, and physician United States of America Q125516201
368 Sonya Bernard-Hollins journalist United States of America Q126597649

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