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Mae Jemison (1956) – Physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut who became the first Black woman to travel into space. Ziggy Marley (1968) – Grammy Award-winning reggae musician, singer-songwriter, and son of Bob Marley. Wood Harris (1969) – Actor best known for The Wire, Paid in Full, Remember the Titans, and the Creed films. Wyclef Jean (1969) – Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer, producer, and founding member of the Fugees. Sharon Leal (1972) – Actress and singer known for D

Naomi Osaka (1997) – Professional tennis player and four-time Grand Slam singles champion. Terri J. Vaughn (1969) – Actress, director, and producer, best known for The Steve Harvey Show. Kim Wayans (1961) – Actress, comedian, writer, and member of the legendary Wayans entertainment family, known for In Living Color. André Leon Talley (1948–2022) – Legendary fashion journalist, author, and former Vogue creative director. Manute Bol (1962–2010) – Sudanese-born NBA basketball pl

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Melvin Franklin (1995) – Legendary bass vocalist and founding member of The Temptations. Sam Moore (2025) – Grammy Award-winning soul singer and one-half of the iconic duo Sam & Dave. Miriam A. Hyman – Actress, rapper, and songwriter, known for The Chi and Blue Bloods. Marcus T. Paulk – Actor, rapper, and dancer, best known for playing Myles Mitchell on Moesha. Dr. Garfield Bright (Shai) – R&B singer, songwriter, educator, and member of the Grammy-nominated group Shai. Dick G

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Tyler James Williams (1992) – Actor, best known for Everybody Hates Chris and Abbott Elementary. Turning 34. Lecrae (1979) – Grammy-winning Christian hip-hop rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. Turning 47. Steve McQueen (1969) – British Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, and visual artist, known for 12 Years a Slave. His birthday is October 9? No, it is March 9, so he should not be included in today's birthdays. Jharrel Jerome (199

Teddy Riley – Singer, songwriter, record producer, and pioneer of New Jack Swing. G Herbo – Chicago rapper and songwriter. Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. – Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and former presidential candidate. Nick Cannon – Actor, comedian, television host, rapper, and producer. CL Smooth – Hip-hop rapper and songwriter, best known as one-half of Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Robert “Kool” Bell – Bassist, songwriter, and co-founder of Kool & the Gang. Saucy Santana – R

Toni Braxton: Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for "Un-Break My Heart," "Breathe Again," and "He Wasn't Man Enough." Nicole Ari Parker: Actress and producer, best known for Soul Food, Boogie Nights, and And Just Like That... The Honorable Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975): Religious leader, author, and longtime leader of the Nation of Islam. A significant figure in Black American religious history. Amber Stevens West: Actress,

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India.Arie — Grammy-winning R&B/Neo-Soul singer, songwriter & musician Tessa Thompson — Actress & producer; known for Creed, Thor: Ragnarok and Westworld Black Thought (The Roots) — Rapper, songwriter & lead MC of The Roots Talib Kweli — Hip-Hop rapper, songwriter & activist; one half of Black Star with Mos Def/Yasiin Bey Rev. Al Sharpton — Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, TV/radio host & founder of the National Action Network Rolando Boyce — Actor; known for The

Freddie Jackson — R&B/Soul singer & songwriter Vanessa Bell Armstrong — Gospel singer Johnnie Cochran (2005) — Attorney & civil rights advocate, best known for leading O.J. Simpson’s defense team Avery Brooks — Actor, director, singer & educator; known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and A Man Called Hawk Nat Turner (1831) — Enslaved preacher and leader of the 1831 Southampton County slave rebellion Curtiss Cook — Actor, director & producer; known for The Chi and House of Ca

Donny Hathaway (1979) — Soul/R&B singer, songwriter, pianist & producer Howard Hewett — R&B/Soul singer & songwriter; former lead vocalist of Shalamar Shenseea — Jamaican Dancehall/Reggae singer, rapper & songwriter Jurnee Smollett — Actress Priah Ferguson — Actress, best known for Stranger Things Herb Fame — R&B/Soul singer; one half of Peaches & Herb Tobias Truvillion — Actor & producer Sherri Saum — Actress, best known for The Fosters ----------------------------------

Virgil Abloh (2021) — Fashion designer, entrepreneur, architect & DJ; founder of Off-White and former Louis Vuitton Men’s Artistic Director. Wikipedia T-Pain — R&B/Hip-Hop singer, rapper, songwriter & producer Miki Howard — R&B/Jazz singer & actress Patrice Rushen — R&B/Jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, composer & music director Marley Marl — Hip-Hop DJ, legendary record producer, rapper & music executive. Frankie Lymon (1968) — R&B/Rock & Roll singer; lead singer of Frankie

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Serena Williams — Retired professional tennis champion, entrepreneur, investor and fashion designer Shawn Stockman — Singer, songwriter and member of Boyz II Men Cindy Herron — Singer, actress and founding member of En Vogue Andre Harrell — Music executive, record producer and founder of Uptown Records. He died in 2020. Winnie Mandela — South African anti-apartheid activist, politician and social worker. She died in 2018. Father MC — Rapper and songwriter known for blendi