Occupation-Historian
Charles Smith (1940- )
Charles Smith, a visual artist, historian, activist, and minister, was born on November 11, 1940, to Bertha Mary Smith and...
Alexander Louis Jackson, II (1891-1973)
Alexander Louis Jackson II, historian, journalist, athlete, and one of five founders of the Association for the Study of African...
Chibundu Onuzo (1991- )
In June 2021, Dr. Chibundu Onuzo exemplified the range of her talents when she released a music video entitled “Good...
Marvin Dunn (1940- )
Psychologist and historian Marvin Dunn was born in an orange grove barn in the Blackberry community of DeLand, Florida on...
A. Peter Bailey (1938- )
Journalist, historian, activist A. Peter Bailey was born on February 24, 1938, in Columbus, Georgia, to Upson Bailey, Sr. from...
Nikole Hannah-Jones (1976- )
Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones, most famous for her role in the 1619 Project, is an investigative journalist, who was born on...
Audrey Smedley (1930-2020)
Audrey Smedley, one of the nation’s first African American women anthropologists, was born in Detroit in 1930, the eldest daughter...
Russell L. Adams, Sr. (1930- )
Historian and Political Scientist Russell L. Adams, Sr. was born on August 13, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, to James Russell,...
Vanessa Northington Gamble (1953- )
Vanessa N. Gamble is the first African American woman to teach as a professor of medical humanities, health policy, and...
