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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 (1795–1858) United States 1795 1858-11-06 Sussex County Brooklyn Q787966
2 Maria W. Stewart
American activist, teacher, journalist, lecturer, abolitionist United States 1803 1879-12-17 Hartford Washington, D.C. Q13560246
3 Philip Alexander Bell
American journalist and abolitionist 1808 1889-04-24 New York City Q28777243
4 David Jenkins African American politician and Mississippi state legislator United States 1811 1876-09-04 Lynchburg Canton Q106488845
5 Martin R. Delany
United States Army officer and physician, abolitionist, journalist, and writer, (1812–1885) United States 1812-05-06 1885-01-24 Charles Town Wilberforce Q1046980
6 William Cooper Nell
African-American journalist, historian (1816-1874) United States 1816-12-16 1874-05-25 Boston Boston Q8007100
7 Samuel Ringgold Ward
American newspaper editor United States 1817-10-17 1866
1864
Eastern Shore of Maryland Q3946640
8 Frederick Douglass
African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895) United States 1818-02-14 1895-02-20 Talbot County Washington, D.C. Q215562
9 Mary Bibb American abolitionist and journalist United States 1820 1877 Rhode Island Brooklyn Q22958043
10 Mary Ann Shadd
American abolitionist (1823–1893) United States 1823-10-09 1893-06-05 Wilmington Washington, D.C. Q3850435
11 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
American writer United States 1825-09-24 1911-02-22
1911-02-20
Baltimore Philadelphia Q5478699
12 Caesar Antoine
American businessman, farmer, newspaper editor and politician United States 1836-09 1921-09-12 New Orleans Shreveport Q5016969
13 Amanda Smith
African-American evangelist (1837–1915) United States 1837-01-23 1915-02-24 Long Green Q4739765
14 Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914) United States 1837-08-17 1914-07-23 Philadelphia Washington, D.C. Q5085940
15 Thomas Cardozo
American politician, educator 1838-12-19 1881 Charleston Q95967914
16 George Ruby
African-American politician in Reconstruction Texas United States 1841 1882-10-31 New York City
New York
New Orleans Q5544095
17 James J. Spelman
Mississippi state legislator and journalist (1841-1894) United States 1841-01-18 1894-05-25 Norwich Jackson Q28131293
18 Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor United States 1842-08-31 1924-03-13 Boston Boston Q6288450
19 Sarah Gibson Jones educator, school founder, fund-raiser, journalist, poet, lecturer, club woman 1843 1938 Q105959172
20 Jesse Freeman Boulden
Baptist pastor and educator, Mississippi legislator United States 1846-02-15
1820-10-08
1899-03-06 Delaware Q27947858
21 Marshall W. Taylor
African American minister and journalist United States 1846-07-01 1887-09-11 Lexington Louisville Q28179194
22 William J. Simmons
African-American teacher and journalist (1849-1890) United States 1849-06-26 1890-10-30 Charleston Louisville Q8013340
23 Lucy Parsons
American communist anarchist labor organizer (1853–1942) United States 1851 1942-03-07 Virginia Chicago Q3090218
24 Mary A. McCurdy
American temperance advocate and suffragist United States 1852 1934 Q61919102
25 Lucretia Newman Coleman
Canadian-born African-American writer United States
Canada
1854 1948-07-31 Dresden Q28843782
26 Elizabeth Stumm
American teacher, journalist (1857–1910) United States 1854-03-25
1848
1910-05-19 Boyle County Philadelphia Q28754199
27 Meta E. Pelham African-American journalist and clubwoman 1855
1854
1941 Q63119783
28 Mary E. Britton
African-American physician United States 1855-04-17 1925-08-27 Lexington Lexington Q11770867
29 Gertrude Bustill Mossell
African-American journalist United States 1855-07-03 1948-01-21 Philadelphia Philadelphia Q5553286
30 John Edward Bruce
American journalist (1856-1924) United States 1856-02-22 1924-08-07 Piscataway New York City Q6231267
31 Amelia Tiligman
American pianist, teacher, and activist (1856–1931) United States 1856-09-06 1931-12-12 Washington, D.C. Q54313790
32 Timothy Thomas Fortune
American writer and activist (1856-1928) United States 1856-10-03 1928-06-02 Marianna Philadelphia Q7807563
33 Fred R. Moore
American publisher (1857-1943) 1857-06-16 1943-03-01 Q5496112
34 George Edwin Taylor
American newspaper editor (1857-1925) United States 1857-08-04 1925-12-23 Little Rock United States Q5538922
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 Pauline Hopkins
American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor (1859-1930) United States 1859-05-23 1930-08-13 Portland Cambridge Q7155037
39 Josephine Silone Yates
American chemist United States 1859-11-15 1912-09-03 Mattituck Kansas City Q12192635
40 Lillian A. Lewis
African-American journalist in Boston 1861 Q28209377
41 Anna Bustill Smith African-American suffragist United States 1861 1945 Q66691272
42 Florida Ruffin Ridley
American civil rights activist, teacher, editor and writer United States 1861-01-29 1943-02-25 Boston Toledo Q22338526
43 Ada A. Cooper lecturer, educator, poet, writer, journalist, missionary 1861-02-06 1899-09-18 Brooklyn Q97672445
44 Victoria Earle Matthews
American missionary (1861-1907) United States 1861-05-27 1907-03-10 Fort Valley New York City Q7926692
45 Josephine Turpin Washington
Educator and Writer United States 1861-07-31 1949-03-17 Goochland County Cleveland Q15997876
46 Lucy Wilmot Smith
American teacher, journalist, suffragist and historian (1861-1889) United States 1861-11-16 1889-12-01 Lexington Q28810239
47 Ida B. Wells
American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931) United States 1862-07-16 1931-03-25 Holly Springs Chicago Q289428
48 Mary Virginia Cook Parrish
American activist, journalist (1862–1945) United States 1862-08-08 1945-10-11 Bowling Green Louisville Q13562550
49 Julia Ringwood Coston
publisher, journalist 1863 1931-06-01 Warrenton Washington, D.C. Q28791114
50 Jack Thorne American journalist, essayist, and novelist 1863 1941-11-14 Fayetteville Q125417504
51 Robert T. Teamoh
American politician, journalist (1864–1912) United States 1864-03-25 1912 Q105319675
52 Wendell Dabney American journalist, political leader, and publisher United States 1865 1952-06-05 Richmond Q55720331
53 Abel Payne Caldwell
American newspaper editor, journalist (1865–1917) United States 1865-01-01 1917-05-11 Chapel Hill Philadelphia Q130534220
54 Margaret Murray Washington
American academic (1865–1925) United States 1865-03-09 1925-06-04 Macon Q6759761
55 Lillian Thomas Fox
African-American journalist, clubwoman, public speaker, civic activist United States 1866
1854-11
1917-08-29 Chicago Indianapolis Q21069631
56 Dusé Mohamed Ali
African nationalist (1866–1945) Egypt 1866-11-21 1945-06-25 Alexandria Q49265
57 Lavinia B. Sneed
American journalist educator United States 1867 1932 New Orleans Louisville Q61904874
58 Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste
African-American journalist, teacher, social worker (1867-1951) United States 1867-11-24 1951-04-20 Chicago Chicago Q28801352
59 W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963) United States
Ghana
1868-02-23 1963-08-27 Great Barrington Accra Q158060
60 Olivia Ward Bush
American writer (1869–1944) United States 1869-05-23 1944-04-08 Sag Harbor
Long Island
United States Q7088105
61 Robert Hayes Music/drama journalist United States 1869-12-23 1944-07-27 Memphis Q129437397
62 Alice E. McEwen
African-American journalist, newspaper editor, and teacher 1870 Nashville Q63197838
63 Katherine D. Tillman
American writer United States 1870-02-19 1922-05 Mound City Q28739915
64 Delilah L. Beasley
American historian (1871-1934) United States 1871-09-09 1934-08-18 Cincinnati San Leandro Q5253980
65 Grace Lucas-Thompson African-American suffragist United States 1872 Q66691244
66 Geraldine Pindell Trotter
civil rights activist 1872-10-03 1918-10-08 Q24965334
67 William Sidney Pittman
American architect (1875-1958) United States 1875-04-21 1958-03-14 Montgomery Q8018430
68 Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955) United States 1875-07-10 1955-05-18 Mayesville Daytona Beach Q291068
69 Alice Dunbar Nelson
American writer, activist (1875-1935) United States 1875-07-19 1935-09-18 New Orleans Philadelphia Q3611679
70 Eloise Bibb Thompson
American poet, journalist, playwright United States 1878 1927 New Orleans Q20856217
71 Rebecca Stiles Taylor
American journalist, social worker, and educator United States 1879-08 1958-12 Savannah Q27979947
72 Angelina Weld Grimké
American poet, playwright, and journalist (1880–1958) United States 1880-02-27 1958-06-10 Boston New York City Q2849427
73 William Pickens
American writer and educator United States 1881-01-15 1954-04-06 Anderson County Q8016870
74 Oscar W. Adams African American journalist 1882 1946 Gulfcrest Q87917747
75 Hubert Harrison
United States Virgin Islands writer (1883-1927) United States 1883-04-27 1927-12-17 Saint Croix New York Q11682630
76 Will Anthony Madden American athlete, actor, entertainer, journalist, and poet United States 1883-08-24 1973-02-20 Greenwich Village Q131335135
77 Nora Holt
singer, composer, music critic United States 1885 1974-01-25 Kansas City Los Angeles Q7050103
78 Jeannette Carter African-American lawyer and political activist United States 1886 1964 Q66691180
79 Nannie Mitchell American journalist (1887-1975) United States 1887 1975 Birmingham Q116448337
80 Cleveland G. Allen American journalist, music historian, and lecturer, 1887-1953 United States 1887-03 1953-10-10 Greenville Harlem Q125449968
81 Cyril Briggs Saint Kitts and Nevis writer Saint Kitts and Nevis 1888-05-28 1966-10-18 Nevis Q2878694
82 Carl J. Murphy American journalist (1889-1967) United States 1889-01-17 1967-02-25 Baltimore Q5040363
83 Charles P. Howard, Sr. March 10, 1890–January 25, 1969 United States 1890-03-10 1969-01-25 Q130899855
84 Theophilus Lewis American theatre critic and magazine editor United States 1891 1974 Q16007661
85 Zora Neale Hurston
African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960) United States 1891-01-07 1960-01-28 Notasulga Fort Pierce Q220480
86 Bessye J. Bearden
American journalist United States 1893 1943-09-16 North Carolina Harlem Q4896523
87 Gerri Major
African American woman author United States 1894 1984-08-17 Chicago Q23806457
88 Thomas L. Dabney American educator and journalist 1894-03-15 Richmond Q130537565
89 Amy Jacques Garvey
Jamaican journalist and political activist (1896–1973) Jamaica 1896
1895-12-31
1973-07-25 Kingston Kingston Q481874
90 Thyra J. Edwards
American educator, social worker and activist 1897-12-25 1953-07-09 Q61597103
91 William Warley American civil rights activist, postal worker; part of a historic lawsuit (1899–1946) United States 1899
1884-01-06
1946-04-02 Louisville Q116729584
92 Johnathan A. Rodgers American television executive 20th century Q6265963
93 Peter Thorne American reporter United States 20th century Q7177311
94 Langston Hughes
(1901-1967) American writer and social activist United States 1901-02-01 1967-05-22 Joplin New York City Q188093
95 Sterling Allen Brown American writer (1901-1989) United States 1901-05-01 1989-01-13 Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Q3498772
96 Roy Wilkins
African-American NAACP leader United States 1901-08-30 1981-09-08 St. Louis New York City Q2738344
97 Mattiebelle Woods African-American Journalist (1902 - 2005) 1902 2005 Q120316287
98 Gwendolyn B. Bennett
American writer (1902–1981) United States 1902-07-08 1981-05-30
1981-05-31
Giddings Reading Q3780149
99 Wallace Thurman
American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance (1902–1934) United States 1902-08-16 1934-12-26
1934-12-21
Salt Lake City New York City Q1354130
100 Marvel Cooke First African American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper (1903-2000) United States 1903-04-04 2000-11-29 Mankato New York City Q6778150
101 Merze Tate
American academic United States 1905-02-06 1996-06-27 Rolland Township Washington, D.C. Q6821026
102 Era Bell Thompson
American journalist (1905-1986) United States 1905-08-10 1986-12-30 Des Moines Chicago Q5384773
103 Frank Marshall Davis United States writer, political and labor movement activist (1905–1987) United States 1905-12-31 1987-07-26 Arkansas City Honolulu Q3751867
104 Alice Allison Dunnigan
American journalist, civil rights activist and author United States 1906-04-27 1983-05-06 Russellville Washington, D.C. Q4725708
105 Harry McAlpin American journalist (1906-1985) United States 1906-07-21 1985-07-18 St. Louis Q16749902
106 Ellen Tarry American writer (1906-2008) United States 1906-09-26 2008-09-23 Birmingham New York City Q5365031
107 Thelma Berlack Boozer
American journalist United States 1906-09-26 2001-03-06 Ocala New York City Q56425483
108 Kathryn Hall Bogle American social worker, activist, and freelance journalist United States 1906-12-24 2003-08 Oklahoma Territory Portland Q86694790
109 Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998) United States 1907-06-02 1998-08-16 Boston Boston Q371930
110 Clifford W. Mackay
American journalist, civil rights advocate, and civil servant 1908-03-02 1971-03-22 Des Moines San Juan Q123076772
111 Ann Petry American writer and journalist (1908–1997) United States 1908-10-12 1997-04-28 Old Saybrook Old Saybrook Q448736
112 Thomas W. Young
American lawyer, publisher, and journalist 1908-10-26 1967-09-06 Norfolk Norfolk Q123090456
113 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972) United States 1908-11-29 1972-04-04 New Haven Miami Q1050018
114 George W. Crockett, Jr.
American politician (1909-1997) United States 1909-08-10 1997-09-07 Jacksonville Washington, D.C. Q1508429
115 Paul E. X. Brown Host of "Hi Neighbor" on WEAS radio in Atlanta 1910 2007 Q92301362
116 John Henry McCray American journalist (1910–1987) 1910-08-25 1987-09-15 Youngstown Sylacauga Q107415333
117 Alice Key American journalist and community activist (1911-2010) United States 1911-03-18 2010-09-29 Henderson Las Vegas Q105758762
118 Jackie Ormes cartoonist (1911-1985) United States 1911-08-01 1985-12-26 Pittsburgh Chicago Q3157401
119 Ethel L. Payne American journalist United States 1911-08-14 1991-05-28 Chicago Q5403143
120 Dorothy Height
American activist (1912-2010) United States 1912-03-24 2010-04-20 Richmond Howard University Hospital Q298259
121 Louis E. Martin
American newspaper founder (1912-1997) United States 1912-11-18 1997-01-27 Shelbyville Orange Q6687087
122 Gordon Parks
American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006) United States 1912-11-30 2006-03-07 Fort Scott New York City Q365682
123 Hazel Garland American journalist (1913-1988) United States 1913-01-28 1988-04-05 Terre Haute McKeesport Q18811100
124 Thelma Thurston Gorham journalist, organization leader, activist 1913-02-12 1991
1992-01-07
Kansas City Tallahassee Q105959167
125 Ralph Ellison
American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994) United States 1914-03-01 1994-04-16 Oklahoma City New York City Q299965
126 Daisy Bates American civil rights activist (1914–1999) United States 1914-11-11 1999-11-04 Huttig Little Rock Q2013359
127 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
128 Hal Jackson American disk jockey/radio personality (1915-2012) United States 1915-11-03 2012-05-23 Charleston New York City Q1570121
129 Eunice W. Johnson American businesswoman and publisher (1916-2010) United States 1916-04-04 2010-01-03 Selma Chicago Q5409783
130 Elizabeth Murphy Moss American journalist 1917 1998 Q50378186
131 Robert L. Carter
United States federal judge United States 1917-03-11 2012-01-03 Caryville Manhattan Q15501566
132 Esther Cooper Jackson
Civil rights activist United States 1917-08-21 2022-08-23 Arlington County Boston Q5401169
133 Ora Mae Lewis Martin writer United States 1918-03-29 2005-09-28 New Orleans New Orleans Q65658667
134 Simeon Booker African-American journalist (1918-2017) United States 1918-08-27 2017-12-10 Baltimore Solomons Q7517573
135 Anatole Broyard American literary critic United States 1920-07-16 1990-10-11 New Orleans Boston Q4752075
136 Julia Cooper Mack American judge (1920-2014) United States 1920-07-17 2014-01-17 Fayetteville Washington, D.C. Q13560960
137 Reuben K. Davis American judge (1920-2010) United States 1920-07-26 2010-03-09 Q7317473
138 W. Beverly Carter, Jr.
American diplomat 1921 1982-05-09 Q7945355
139 William Worthy American journalist United States 1921-07-07 2014-05-04 Boston Brewster Q8020578
140 Doris E. Saunders American businesswoman, librarian, and journalist (1921-2014) United States 1921-08-08 2014-03-24 Chicago Jackson Q16089021
141 Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist United States
Mali
1921-08-11 1992-02-10 Ithaca Seattle Q296069
142 Dennis Edwards Jr. judge in New York City (1921-2017) United States 1921-08-19 2017-04-13 Harlem New York City Q29572891
143 Ernest Withers American photographer (1922-2007) United States 1922-08-07 2007-10-15 Memphis Memphis Q5394031
144 Louis Lomax American journalist United States 1922-08-16 1970-07-30 Valdosta Santa Rosa Q15443184
145 Louise Meriwether American novelist United States 1923-05-08 2023-10-10 Haverstraw Manhattan Q6688853
146 Mary Ellen Strong American media publisher and marketer (1923–2012) United States 1923-06-04 2012-11-27 Gary California Q124833064
147 Hardy Brown American football player (1924-1991) United States 1924-05-08 1991-11-08 Childress Stockton Q5656549
148 L. Clifford Davis American lawyer 1924-10-12 2025-02-15 Q60763419
149 Nathan A. Scott Jr. American literary critic (1925-2006) United States 1925-04-24 2006-12
2006
Cleveland Q6968841
150 Carl Rowan
American journalist (1925–2000) United States 1925-08-11 2000-09-23 Ravenscroft Washington, D.C. Q1040310
151 John A. Williams
American writer (1925–2015) United States 1925-12-05 2015-07-03 Jackson Paramus Q661925
152 Moneta Sleet, Jr. American journalist United States 1926-02-14 1996-09-30 Owensboro
New York City
Baldwin Q6898989
153 Nathaniel R. Jones
American judge United States 1926-05-12 2020-01-26 Youngstown Cincinnati Q6969814
154 Sara J. Harper American judge United States 1926-08-10 Q16090311
155 Ann Allen Shockley novelist and short-story writer United States 1927 Louisville Q19888025
156 William A. Hilliard Journalist, first African American editor of the Oregonian (1927–2017) United States 1927-05-28 2017-01-16 Chicago Portland Q8003977
157 Horace Ward American jurist, lawyer, politician and civil rights activist (b.1927) United States 1927-07-29 2016-04-23 LaGrange Atlanta Q5902225
158 Barbara-Marie Green American publisher, journalist and poet 1928 Q116448091
159 Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014) United States 1928-04-04 2014-05-28 St. Louis Winston-Salem Q19526
160 James Forman American civil rights leader (1928–2005) United States 1928-10-04 2005-01-10 Chicago Washington, D.C. Q704746
161 Thomas A. Johnson journalist from the US United States 1928-10-11 2008-06-02 St. Augustine Queens Q94930773
162 Lerone Bennett, Jr.
American academic United States 1928-10-17 2018-02-14 Clarksdale Chicago Q6528868
163 Samuel Yette American journalist United States 1929 2011-01-21 Harriman Laurel Q100230385
164 Xernona Clayton American activist and executive United States 1930-08-30 Muskogee Q8043788
165 Dick Bogle American journalist and politician (1930-2010) United States 1930-10-19 2010-02-25 Portland Vancouver Q95987023
166 Robert Frederick Collins United States federal judge United States 1931 New Orleans Q7344519
167 Ernest A. Finney, Jr. American judge United States 1931-03-23 2017-12-03 Smithfield Columbia Q5392645
168 George Brown
American long jumper, born 1931 United States 1931-07-25 2018-07-23 Q16769694
169 Philippa Schuyler
American pianist and composer (1931–1967) United States 1931-08-02 1967-05-09 New York City
Harlem
Da Nang Q529582
170 Henry Frye
American politician United States 1932 Richmond County Q5721653
171 Ira Jeffries African American author, playwright, and journalist United States 1932-03-20 2010-07-16 New York City New York City Q125417595
172 Roger Wilkins
American historian (1932-2017) United States 1932-03-25 2017-03-26 Kansas City Kensington Q7359121
173 Norma Holloway Johnson
United States federal judge United States 1932-07-28 2011-09-18 Lake Charles Lake Charles Q7051677
174 Anna Diggs Taylor
American judge United States 1932-12-09 2017-11-04 Washington, D.C. Q560127
175 Larry McCormick American journalist (1933-2004) United States 1933-02-03 2004-08-27 Kansas City Los Angeles Q6490772
176 Bob Ellison American screenwriter (1933-2024) United States 1933-02-25 2024-04-08 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Q4932366
177 Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
United States federal judge United States 1933-03-11 Chicago Q7704556
178 Myrlie Evers-Williams
American civil rights activist United States 1933-03-17 Vicksburg Q6948316
179 Tony Brown
American journalist, academian, comedian and businessman United States 1933-04-11 Charleston Q7821968
180 Louis Farrakhan
controversial leader of Nation of Islam United States 1933-05-11 The Bronx Q49075
181 Thelton Henderson
American judge United States 1933-11-28 Shreveport Q7781120
182 Ida E. Lewis American journalist 1934 Q105319588
183 Amiri Baraka
African-American writer (1934–2014) United States 1934-10-07 2014-01-09 Newark Newark Q354783
184 Johari Amini American poet United States 1935 2023-12-12 Philadelphia Q23984345
185 A. B. Spellman
American poet United States 1935-08-12 Nixonton
Elizabeth City
Q278551
186 William Raspberry
American journalist United States 1935-10-12 2012-07-17 Okolona Washington, D.C. Q8017378
187 Roosevelt F. Dorn
American mayor United States 1935-10-29 Checotah Q7366440
188 Ernest Holsendolph 1935-10-31 Q95286957
189 Walter E. Williams
American economist, commentator, and academic (1936-2020) United States 1936-03-31 2020-12-01 Philadelphia George Mason University
Arlington
Q7964738
190 Merri Dee American journalist United States 1936-10-30 2022 Chicago Q6820037
191 Norma Quarles broadcast journalist, disc jockey 1936-11-11 New York City Q29005479
192 Dorothy Butler Gilliam journalist United States 1936-11-24 Memphis Q5298337
193 Herbert Randall American photojournalist United States 1936-12-16 Q5735332
194 Joe Billy McDade American judge and basketball player United States 1937 Bellville Q6208647
195 George Bundy Smith American judge United States 1937-04-07 2017-08-05 New Orleans Q5537415
196 Amalya Lyle Kearse American judge and bridge player United States 1937-06-11 Vauxhall Q4739444
197 Robert C. Maynard American journalist (1937–1993) United States 1937-06-17 1993-08-17 Brooklyn Oakland Q7342627
198 Joan Murray American journalist United States 1937-11-06 2021-12-18 Ithaca Q16733039
199 Vertamae Grosvenor American culinary anthropologist United States 1938 2016-09-03 Fairfax Q7922743
200 Willie McCovey
American baseball player (1938–2018) United States 1938-01-10 2018-10-31 Mobile Stanford University Medical Center Q3569094
201 Ishmael Reed
American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher United States 1938-02-22 Chattanooga Q983544
202 Max Robinson television journalist and artist (1939-1988) United States 1939-05-01 1988-12-20 Richmond Washington, D.C. Q6795180
203 Judith W. Rogers
American judge United States 1939-07-27 New York City Q6303727
204 Sandra Dorsey actress, director, writer, choreotographer United States 1939-09-28 2023-09-26 Atlanta Q7416598
205 Napoleon A. Jones Jr.
United States federal judge (1940-2009) United States 1940-08-25 2009-12-09 Hodge North County, San Diego Q6965010
206 Bob Petty American television reporter (1940-2020) United States 1940-11-26 2020-02-18 Q85723352
207 Carolyn Rodgers American writer (1940-2010) United States 1940-12-14 2010-04-02 Chicago Chicago Q5045451
208 Joan Bernard Armstrong American judge United States 1941 2018-06-09 Q55310131
209 Michele Clark television correspondent 1941 1972 Q105959166
210 D'Army Bailey American judge and actor (1941-2015) United States 1941-11-29 2015-07-12 Memphis Memphis Q5203113
211 Carole Simpson American broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author United States 1941-12-07
1940-12-07
Chicago Q5044733
212 Janet Langhart
American politician United States 1941-12-22 Indianapolis Q6153447
213 Charlayne Hunter-Gault
American journalist United States 1942-02-27 Due West Q5074602
214 Samuel R. Delany
American author and literary critic United States 1942-04-01 New York City Q438164
215 Gabrielle Kirk McDonald American federal and international judge United States 1942-04-12 Saint Paul Q1490679
216 Robert L. Allen American activist, writer, and academic (1942–2024) United States 1942-05-29 2024-07-10 Atlanta Q7346504
217 Randolph Jackson judge 1943 Q16106300
218 Judy Dothard Simmons American poet, journalist, editor, singer, pianist (born 1944) United States 1944 Q105898493
219 Don Edward Glover American politician from Arkansas United States 1944 Q59179650
220 Anthony Barboza African American artist and writer United States 1944-05-10 New Bedford Q2852803
221 Marcia Ann Gillespie American activist United States 1944-07-10 Rockville Centre Q29000553
222 Renee Poussaint American broadcast journalist United States 1944-08-12 2022-03-04 Manhattan Washington, D.C. Q105867527
223 Carolyn Craven American journalist United States 1944-12-28
1944
2000-11-20
2000
Chicago Oakland Q28607357
224 Kathleen Neal Cleaver
American activist United States 1945-05-13 Dallas Q3194063
225 J. C. Hayward
American news anchor who worked for WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. United States 1945-10-23
1944
East Orange Q43900842
226 Herman Cain
American businessman (1945–2020) United States 1945-12-13 2020-07-30 Memphis Atlanta Q491019
227 Stanley Crouch American writer (1945-2020) United States 1945-12-14 2020-09-16 Los Angeles The Bronx Q355531
228 Chester Higgins, Jr.
American photographer United States 1946 Lexington Q5093594
229 Susan L. Taylor
American magazine editor United States 1946-01-23 Harlem Q7648095
230 Greg Gumbel
American sportscaster (1946–2024) United States 1946-05-03 2024-12-27
2024-12-28
New Orleans Q5605637
231 Jamie Foster Brown African American publisher United States 1946-06-26 Chicago Q16107233
232 Charles R. Saunders American writer United States 1946-07-12 2020-05 Elizabeth Dartmouth Q5081875
233 William J. Hibbler United States federal judge (1946-2012) United States 1946-08-07 2012-03-19 Kennedy Richton Park Q8013240
234 Steen Miles American politician United States 1946-08-20 2017-03-29 South Bend Decatur Q16107426
235 Wiley Young Daniel United States District Judge (1946-2019) United States 1946-09-10 2019-05-10 Louisville Q8001641
236 Claudia Tate American literary critic United States 1946-12-14 2002-07-29 Q5129264
237 Saundra Brown Armstrong
United States federal judge United States 1947 Oakland Q7427483
238 Myron Herbert Thompson
United States District Judge United States 1947-01-07 Tuskegee Q6948449
239 Vanzetta Penn McPherson
American lawyer United States 1947-05-26 Montgomery Q28823014
240 Vashti Murphy McKenzie
American bishop United States 1947-05-28 Baltimore Q476853
241 Clarence Page
American journalist United States 1947-06-02 Dayton Q5126691
242 Emmet G. Sullivan
United States District Judge United States 1947-06-04 Washington, D.C. Q5373483
243 Spencer Christian
American game show host United States 1947-07-23 Charles City County Q7576016
244 Margo Jefferson
American writer and academic (born 1947) United States 1947-10-17 Chicago Q6760628
245 Peggy A. Quince
American judge United States 1948-01-03 Norfolk Q7160723
246 Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.
United States District Judge United States 1948-02-22 Columbia Q16121417
247 Penny Mickelbury
American journalist United States 1948-05-31 Atlanta Q7164408
248 Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.
American judge United States 1948-08-22 Kansas City Q5444765
249 Doris Jean Austin American author and journalist United States 1949 1994 Mobile
Alabama
Q5297948
250 James R. Spencer American judge United States 1949 Florence Q15488648
251 Gershwin A. Drain
American judge United States 1949-01-24 Detroit Q16142654
252 Mablean Ephriam
American judge United States 1949-04-23 Hazlehurst Q6721605
253 Janice Rogers Brown
United States federal judge United States 1949-05-11 Greenville Q10949678
254 Ann Claire Williams
American judge United States 1949-08-16 Detroit Q4766324
255 André Leon Talley
American journalist (1948-2022) United States 1949-10-16 2022-01-18 Washington, D.C. White Plains Q1139415
256 Chauncey Bailey American journalist (1949–2007) United States 1949-10-20 2007-08-02 Oakland Oakland Q5088207
257 Tina McElroy Ansa novelist, filmmaker, teacher, journalist (1949–2024) United States 1949-11-18 2024-09-10 Macon Q7807930
258 Dawud Salahuddin American assassin United States 1950 Roanoke Rapids Q5242712
259 Pearl Stewart American newspaper editor United States 1950 Q7158171
260 Carl E. Stewart
American judge United States 1950-01-02 Shreveport Q5040071
261 Virginia Johnson
American ballet dancer, choreographer, and journalist 1950-01-25 Q63184809
262 Bebe Moore Campbell American novelist, journalist, teacher (1950–2006) United States 1950-02-18 2006-11-27 Philadelphia Los Angeles Q4878309
263 Ellis Cose American journalist and writer (born 195_) United States 1951-02-20
1952-02-20
Q63442100
264 Glenda Hatchett
American judge United States 1951-05-31
1952
Atlanta Q5568302
265 Cynthia Diane Stephens American judge United States 1951-08-27 Q13560994
266 Leanita McClain American journalist and commentator United States 1951-10-03 1984-05-29
1984-05-28
Chicago Q6509820
267 Jayne Kennedy
American actress, model and television personality United States 1951-10-27 Washington, D.C. Q6167890
268 Carol E. Jackson
United States federal judge United States 1952 St. Louis Q5044309
269 Gerald Bruce Lee American judge United States 1952 Washington, D.C. Q5548967
270 Denise Page Hood
United States federal judge United States 1952-02-21 Columbus Q5257733
271 Lynn Swann
American football player and politician (born 1952) United States 1952-03-07 Alcoa Q441528
272 Sheila Abdus-Salaam American judge United States 1952-03-14 2017-04-12 Washington, D.C. New York City Q7492996
273 Larry Elder
American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952) United States 1952-04-27 Los Angeles Q6490253
274 Sheila Miller American politician United States 1952-05-12 Q7493110
275 A'Lelia Bundles
American author and journalist United States 1952-06-07 Chicago Q4646796
276 Jill Nelson American journalist United States 1952-06-14 Q13563184
277 Lorraine Branham 1952-12-07
1950
2019-04-02 Q105353162
278 Andrea Lee American writer United States 1953 Philadelphia Q4755150
279 Paula Williams Madison American journalist and businesswoman 1953 Harlem Q26251303
280 Mary C. Curtis American journalist United States 1953-09-04 Baltimore Q85432302
281 Julianne Malveaux
American journalist, economist, author, commentator United States 1953-09-22 San Francisco Q6307864
282 Vicki Miles-LaGrange
United States federal judge United States 1953-09-30 Oklahoma City Q7925427
283 Evelyn C. White American writer United States 1954 Chicago Q57089779
284 Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954) United States 1954-01-29 Kosciusko Q55800
285 Mumia Abu-Jamal
American political activist and journalist convicted of the murder of a police officer United States 1954-04-24 Philadelphia Q156133
286 Wil Haygood American journalist United States 1954-09-19 Columbus Q16983422
287 Gayle King
American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News United States 1954-12-28
1956
Chevy Chase Q5528805
288 Nathan McCall American journalist United States 1955 Portsmouth Q6969234
289 Patricia Smith
American poet United States 1955-06-25 Chicago Q7145842
290 Myra C. Selby American judge United States 1955-07-01 Bay City Q22096114
291 Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016) United States 1955-09-29 2016-11-14 New York City Washington, D.C. Q5623430
292 Lezli Baskerville American lawyer 1956-01-22 Montclair Q29913248
293 Vicki Mabrey American journalist 1956-04-03 St. Louis Q7925423
294 Wilma A. Lewis
American judge United States 1956-06-23 Santurce Q35530536
295 Montel Williams
American television host and actor United States 1956-07-03 Baltimore Q1345645
296 Barry Michael Cooper American writer, producer and director (1957/8–2025) United States 1957
1958
2025-01-22 United States Q3635235
297 Kym Worthy American prosecutor United States 1957 Q6451751
298 Lencola Sullivan American model United States 1957 Q6522314
299 Ron Tarver
African American photographer United States 1957 Fort Gibson Q91477945
300 Felicia Middlebrooks
American broadcaster United States 1957-05-29 Gary Q5441718
301 Michael Paul Williams American journalist United States 1958 Richmond Q107410306
302 Don McNeal
player of American football United States 1958-05-06 Atmore Q3035851
303 Letitia James
Attorney General of New York since 2019 United States 1958-10-18 Brooklyn Q6533414
304 Rochelle Riley
journalist and columnist United States 1959 Tarboro Q45224670
305 Armstrong Williams
American political writer United States 1959-02-05 New York City Q4794015
306 Lester Holt
American journalist United States 1959-03-08 Marin County Q3236790
307 Linda T. Walker judge United States 1960 Gloster Q6552010
308 Chuck D
American rapper United States 1960-08-01 Long Island Q733373
309 Deborah Roberts
American television journalist United States 1960-09-20 Perry Q5248367
310 Robin Roberts
American television broadcaster United States 1960-11-23 Tuskegee Q2041541
311 Hilton Als American writer and theater critic United States 1961 New York City Q5764481
312 Isabel Wilkerson
American journalist United States 1961 Washington, D.C. Q6077806
313 Bertha Coombs American television reporter United States 1961-12-28 Milton Q4895474
314 Star Jones
American lawyer, television personality, fashion designer, author and women's and diversity advocate (born 1962) United States 1962-03-24 Badin Q3968304
315 Shaun Robinson
American television host, author, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and actress United States 1962-07-11
1962-07-12
Detroit Q7490953
316 Cheryl Burton
American journalist United States 1962-12-25 Provident Hospital Q5092703
317 Charles Barkley
American basketball player United States 1963-02-20 Leeds Q192707
318 Michelle Bernard
American political analyst United States 1963-07-30 Washington, D.C. Q6836924
319 Colin Channer American writer United States 1963-10-13 Q5144975
320 Tavis Smiley
Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist United States 1964-09-13 Gulfport Q164382
321 Keith Boykin
American writer and broadcaster United States 1965-08-28 United States Q6384092
322 Tananarive Due
American writer United States 1966-01-05 Tallahassee Q7682284
323 Jovita Moore
American journalist United States 1967-10-04 2021-10-28 Atlanta Atlanta Q6296829
324 Sharon Epperson American journalist United States 1968-04-12 Pittsburgh Q7490047
325 Roland Martin
American journalist United States 1968-11-14 Houston Q1314828
326 David F. Walker
American writer, especially of comics United States 1968-12-01 Q98108514
327 Steve Smith American basketball player United States 1969-03-31 Highland Park Q463200
328 Omar Tyree
American writer United States 1969-04-15 Philadelphia Q7089850
329 Colson Whitehead
American novelist (born 1969) United States 1969-11-06 New York City Q509662
330 Jason Riley American journalist and author United States 1971-07-08 Buffalo Q19945927
331 Dain Blanton volleyball player United States 1971-11-28 Laguna Beach Q962345
332 Ananda Lewis
American television personality and activist United States 1973-03-21 2025-06-11 San Diego Los Angeles Q3615038
333 Dave Chappelle
American comedian and actor (born 1973) United States 1973-08-24 Washington, D.C. Q40321
334 Ta-Nehisi Coates
American writer, journalist, and educator United States 1975-09-30 Baltimore Q15452495
335 Violet Edwards
American politician and journalist United States 1976-03-03 Jasper Q97495590
336 Nikole Hannah-Jones
American journalist United States 1976-04-09 Waterloo Q21063790
337 Linsey Davis
American journalist United States 1977-10-21 Q115944190
338 Minty Lewis American screenwriter United States 1978-12-11 Falls Church Q64438175
339 Janet Mock
American writer, director, producer, TV host and transgender rights activist United States 1983-03-10 Honolulu Q6153507
340 Laura Jarrett
American journalist United States 1983-10-29 Washington, D.C. Q106531617
341 Darnell Jackson
American basketball player United States 1985-11-07 Oklahoma City Q2561861
342 Abby Phillip
American journalist and White House correspondent (born 1988) United States 1988-11-25 Bowie Q56243574
343 Patricia Banks Polish musician Poland 1990-04-21 Schwäbisch Gmünd Q992873
344 Alonzo Harris American football player United States 1992-11-09 Birmingham Q21066620
345 William S. Price III American businessman United States 20th century Q16734721
346 Brenda Blackmon TV journalist United States Q4960636
347 Rita Coburn Whack
director and filmmaker Q24619169
348 Ruth Allen Ollison African-American journalist United States Texas Q44479683
349 Bilal Abdul Kareem American journalist United States Q55759729
350 Ashley C. Ford
American writer, podcaster, and educator United States Fort Wayne Q56073633
351 Leonard Townsend (died 1971) 1971 Q76336588
352 Kristal Brent Zook
American journalist Los Angeles Q87009786
353 Issac J. Bailey American journalist, author, and professor United States Q87399535
354 Patrice Gaines American writer United States Q87410214
355 Ronald L. Bishop archaeologist and curator Q89127118
356 Sharon Weston researcher Q89524878
357 Jesse L Cox researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4590-7381) Q92134377
358 Toni Tipton-Martin
Food and Nutrition Journalist and Cookbook Author United States Q96195994
359 Phyl Garland American music journalist and critic United States 2006 McKeesport Q105874066
360 J. Gordon Street American journalist Q109463910
361 George Forsyth American journalist Roxbury Q109463918
362 Dexter D. Eure, Sr. American journalist Q109463919
363 Robert Jordan American journalist Q109463921
364 Walter Sanders American journalist Q109463922
365 Lovell Dyett American talk show host Q109463923
366 Gary Armstrong American journalist Q109463924
367 Glenda Wina journalist, anchorwoman, publicist, and producer Q110426539
368 Mel Reeves US civil rights activist and journalist United States 2022-01-06 Miami Q110455378
369 Mary Frances Vashon African American journalist, abolitionist United States Q115751683
370 Mallika Marshall Instructor in medicine, and physician United States Q125516201
371 Sonya Bernard-Hollins journalist United States Q126597649
372 Carmen Fields Emmy award winning Boston local news anchor. United States Q133838225

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