*Tony Lip was born on this date in 1930. He was a white Italian American actor, chauffer, bodyguard and occasional author. Born Frank Anthony Vallelonga, he was from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the son of Italian parents, Nazarena and Nicholas Vallelonga. His family moved to the Bronx when he was an infant, and he grew up on 215th Street near the boyhood […]
learn more*Victor Green was born on this date in 1892. He was an African American postal employee and publisher. Born in Manhattan, New York City, Victor Hugo Green was named for the noted French author. He was the eldest of three children of Alice A. and William H. Green. His family moved, and he grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. In 1913, Green began […]
learn moreCollege president Dr. Adena Williams Loston share her advice to youth interested in a career in business management
learn more*Juan Williams was born on this date in 1954. is a Black Panamanian American journalist, author and political analyst. Juan Antonio Williamswas born in Colón, Panama, to Akin Jules Williams and Sharon Williams, who were both Panamanian. When he was a child his family moved to America. He graduated in 1972 from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New […]
learn more*George Grant was born on this date in 1847, he was a black inventor and dentist the first African American professor at Harvard. George Franklin Grant was born in Oswego, New York, to Phillis Pitt and Tudor Elanor Grant. Grant entered the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1868 and graduated in 1870. He then took a position in the department of mechanical […]
learn moreProfessional baseball owner Mike Veeck shares the factual story of his father’s support of Curt Floods quest for free agency
learn more*Prince Honeycutt was born on this date in 1852. He was a black barber and semi-pro baseball player. Prince Albert Honeycutt was born a slave in Tennessee. He ran away during the Civil War when he was 10 years old. He joined a unit from the Union Army wanting to serve as a drummer boy, […]
learn more*Kenneth Frazier was born on this date in 1954. He is an African American business executive. Kenneth Carleton Frazieris from North Philadelphia, his father, Otis, was a janitor and his mother died when he was twelve years old. He attended Julia R. Masterman Schooland Northeast High School. After graduating at age 16, he entered Pennsylvania State University. To make extra money […]
learn more*Viola Desmond was born on this date in 1914. She was a Black Canadian businesswoman and activist. Viola Desmond (née Davis) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, one of ten children of James Albert and Gwendoline Irene (née Johnson) Davis. She grew up with parents who were active in the black community in Halifax. As a […]
learn more*Les Payne was born this date in 1941. He was an African American journalist and editor. Leslie Payne was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. According to DNA analysis, he was descended in part from people from the African country, Cameroon. The first member of his family to attend college, Payne graduated from the University […]
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