North America-Canada
Vince Lamar Carter Jr. (1977- )
Vince Lamar Carter Jr, a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and T.V. producer, was born on January 26,...
John Thomas Salley (1964-)
John Thomas Salley is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star, television and motion picture actor, and a major...
Ricardo Paulo Chibanga (1942-2019)
Ricardo Paulo Chibanga is recognized as the world’s first documented African bullfighter. He was born on November 8, 1942, in...
Trinidad James (1987- )
Nicholaus Joseph Williams is a Trinidadian-American rapper best known as Trinidad James. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....
African Americans and the Knights of Labor (1869-1949)
Founded in Philadelphia in 1869, the Knights of Labor (KOL) was the largest, most important labor union in the 19th...
Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1937- 2024)
Composer, Blues pianist, and singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry was born Clarence Henry II on March 19, 1937, in New Orleans,...
Bobby McFerrin Jr. (1950- )
Bobby McFerrin is a popular folk-jazz vocalist known for his vocal percussion and a cappella singing, as well as his...
Kamal Al Mansour (1959- )
Kamal Al Mansour is an African American artist and inventor who graduated from University of California Los Angeles in 1981...
The 97th Engineering Regiment (1941-1948)
In 1941 the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the construction agent for the War Department, maintained construction battalions...
