*Ernestine Wade was born on this date in 1906. She was an African-American actress.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she grew up in her...
Wade, Ernestine
*Ernestine Wade was born on this date in 1906. She was an African-American actress.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she grew up in her...
Walcott, Derek
*Derek Walcott was born on this date in 1930. He is an Afro-Caribbean poet, playwright and educator.
He was born in Castries, Saint...
Walcott, Jersey Joe
*On this date in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott was born. He was an African-American boxer from near Camden, New Jersey.
Born Arnold Raymond...
Walcott, Joe
*Joe Walcott was born on this date in 1873. He was an African-American boxer.
From Barbados, British West Indies, he came to the United...
Wald, Lillian
*Lillian Wald was born on this date in 1867. She was a Jewish-American civil rights activist, health worker, and educator.
From...
Waldron, Mal
*Mal Waldron was born on this date in 1926. He was an African-American musician.
From New York, early on Malcolm Earl Waldron played jazz...
Walker, A'Lelia
On this date, A'Lelia Walker was born in 1885. She was an African-American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of...
Walker, Ada Overton
*On this date we recall Aida Overton Walker, born in 1880. She was a singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer, regarded as the leading African-...
Walker, Alice
*This date marks the birth of Alice Walker in 1944. She is an African-American author, speaker, and poet.
Born Alice Malsenior Walker in...
Walker, David
One this date, the Registry remembers the birth of David Walker in 1785. He was a Black abolitionist and publisher.
Born in Wilmington, N...
Walker, Frank X.
Frank X. Walker was born on this date in 1961. He is an African-American writer, administrator, poet, and educator.
Walker is a native...
Walker, Junior
*Junior Walker was born on this date in 1931. He was an African-American musician.
From Blytheville, AR. Born Autry DeWalt II (his...
Walker, Kara
Kara Walker was born on this date in 1969. She is an African-American contemporary artist known for her exploration of race, gender, sexuality,...
Walker, Margaret
On this date in 1915, Margaret Walker was born in Birmingham, AL. She was an African-American novelist and poet, one of the leading Black woman...
Wallace, Sippie
On this date in 1898, Sippie Wallace was born in Houston, Texas. She was an African-American blues singer.
Born Beulah Belle Thomas,...
Waller, Fats
Fats Waller, an African-American composer, singer, and entertainer, was born on this date in 1904.
Thomas Wright ("Fats") Waller grew up...
Walls, Josiah
Josiah Walls was born on this date in 1842. He was a black soldier, teacher, and politician. He has the awkward distinction of twice being...
Walter, Little
On this date in 1930, Little Walter was born. He was an African-American blues singer and harmonica player, one of the most influential harmonica...
Walton, Patricia
*Patricia Walton was born on this date in 1925. She was an African-American radio producer and administrator of jazz.
Patricia Edwards...
Wan, Madame Sul-Te
Madame Sul-Te-Wan, an African-American actress, was born on on this date in 1873. Wan was the first Black woman contracted to appear in one of...