1. Victoria Spivey, Blues Singer and Pianist, Her first professional experience was in a family string band led by her father in Houston. She also played on her own at local parties and, in 1918, was… more →
What's The Word?wrote 1 year ago: 1. Victoria Spivey, Blues Singer and Pianist, Her first professional experience was in a family stri … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Silas Joseph “Si” Simmons, semi-professional and professional baseball player for Afr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp, better known by his stage name Nappy Brown, was an American R … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Overton Vertis “O. V.” Wright , was one of Blues and R&B’s greatest singers who i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Timothy (“T.”) Thomas Fortune, orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Fannie M. Richards, an educator and civil rights activist, moved to Detroit with her family … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Oscar Pettiford, was a jazz double bassist, cellist and composer known particularly for his pione … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. David Walker, He published “David Walker’s Appeal” on his 44th Birthday. Walker is not recogni … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper , writer, Teacher, Poetess, Anti-slavery activist. She had a l … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Tiny Bradshaw, jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer from … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Louis Myers, Co-Founder along with his brother Dave Myers, The Aces was one of the earliest … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Claude A. Barnett, a 1906 graduate of Tuskegee Institute, founder of the Associated Negro Press, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Jan E. Matzeliger, inventor in the shoe industry.(Shoe lasting Machine). … more →
wrote 2 years ago: 1. Ida Cox, Blues Artist Singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and … more →
wrote 2 years ago: 1. Lonnie Johnson (Alonzo Johnson), Blues Artist ”Another Night To Cry“ 2. Floyd Dixon … more →
wrote 2 years ago: 1. Eubie Blake (James Hubert Blake), famed pianist ”Charleston Rag at 98 years old“ 2. … more →