Kobe Bryant
Embed from Getty Images By Miles Richardson Kobe Bryant wasn’t just a superstar basketball player. He was a humanitarian. Basketball was simply the means…
Charles Richard “C.R.” Patterson
C.R. Patterson’s eldest son, Frederick Patterson, standing beside the chassis of the Patterson-Greenfield automobile. Photo courtesy of Historical Society of Greenfield. Charles Richard “C.R.”…
Sidney Poitier
Embed from Getty Images Sidney Poitier made his film debut in the 1950 film No Way Out and would go on to forever change…
Dr. Robert Russa Moton
Photo courtesy of Google Dr. Robert Russa Moton believed in the upward mobility of black people through education. The son of former slaves, he…
Vernon Jordan
Photo courtesy of Google. Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was a larger-than-life figure who created opportunities for the next generation of black leaders. He was…
Vice President Kamala Harris
Photo by Celeste Sloman/Redux By Allyson Edge In a time that has been historical in more ways than one, we must acknowledge the great…
Memories of Steve Carter: A Humble Playwriting Teacher, Mentor, and Friend
Playwright Steve Carter. Photo via Debbie McGee. By Clyde Santana Professionally known as Steve Carter [sic], he was an American playwright, best known for…
Barack Obama
Photo by Pari Dukovic/Random House Former President Barack Obama, the son of a successful Kenyan economist and an intellectually curious white mother, taught a…
Charles M. Reynolds, Jr.
Photo courtesy of Charles M. Reynolds, Jr. Charles M. Reynolds, Jr. knew he had to make a good enough living to provide for his…