Author, poet, singer, dancer, actor, screenwriter, director, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo. Her parents separated when she was still quite…
The Early Years Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1924 in Miami, Florida but was raised in the Bahamas. Sidney is the son of Evelyn and Reginald Poitier, who…
Following in Josephine Baker’s footsteps as an early Black performer and groundbreaker was Lena Horne. Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents’ marriage…
One of the earliest Black entertainers to really make a name for herself on the stage was Josephine Baker, born Freda Josephine McDonald. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri,…
