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Michael K. Williams MP (1966 - 2021)

Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966 - died September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Em...

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1/29/2019
9/7/2021
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Michael K. Williams MP (1966 - 2021)

Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966 - died September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Em...

9/7/2021

Livingston W. Bethel MP (1845 - 1914)

Wellesley Bethel (born Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, 26 October 1845; died Key West, Florida, October 21, 1914) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Flor...

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9/10/2017
12/5/2020
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Livingston W. Bethel MP (1845 - 1914)

Wellesley Bethel (born Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, 26 October 1845; died Key West, Florida, October 21, 1914) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Flor...

12/5/2020

Richardson Saunders MP (1877 - 1939)

Richardson Saunders was a Bahamian-American businessperson and public official who held a variety of important positions, including:* Chief engineer for the City of New York* Financial adviser and cons...

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6/2/2016
3/13/2017
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6/2/2016

Richardson Saunders MP (1877 - 1939)

Richardson Saunders was a Bahamian-American businessperson and public official who held a variety of important positions, including:* Chief engineer for the City of New York* Financial adviser and cons...

3/13/2017

J. Rosamond Johnson MP (deceased)

J. Rosamond Johnson was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is most notable as the composer of the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which has come to be known in the...

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7/27/2011
1/18/2017
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J. Rosamond Johnson MP (deceased)

J. Rosamond Johnson was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is most notable as the composer of the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which has come to be known in the...

1/18/2017

Stepin Fetchit MP (1902 - 1985)

"Stepin Fetchit"

Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry , better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit , was an American comedian and film actor who had his greatest fame throughout the 1930s. In films and on stage, the...

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2/7/2016
1/18/2017
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Stepin Fetchit MP (1902 - 1985)

"Stepin Fetchit"

Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry , better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit , was an American comedian and film actor who had his greatest fame throughout the 1930s. In films and on stage, the...

1/18/2017

Sydney Tamiia Poitier MP

"Sydney Tamiia"

Sydney Tamiia Poitier is an American television and film actor. She is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor and diplomat Sir Sidney Poitier and Canadian actor and model Joanna Shimkus. Poitier atten...

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1/17/2017
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Sydney Tamiia Poitier MP

"Sydney Tamiia"

Sydney Tamiia Poitier is an American television and film actor. She is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor and diplomat Sir Sidney Poitier and Canadian actor and model Joanna Shimkus. Poitier atten...

1/17/2017

The daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, actress Zoe Kravitz took her first major feature bow in the 2007 romanic comedy No Reservations , followed soon after by a turn in the Jodie Foster ...

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4/9/2007
1/17/2017
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4/9/2007

The daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, actress Zoe Kravitz took her first major feature bow in the 2007 romanic comedy No Reservations , followed soon after by a turn in the Jodie Foster ...

1/17/2017

James Weldon Johnson MP (1871 - 1938)

James Weldon Johnson was one of the first African-American professors at New York University. He also accepted the Spence Chair of Creative Literature at Fisk University in Nashville. His famous works ...

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7/27/2011
1/17/2017
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James Weldon Johnson MP (1871 - 1938)

James Weldon Johnson was one of the first African-American professors at New York University. He also accepted the Spence Chair of Creative Literature at Fisk University in Nashville. His famous works ...

1/17/2017

W. E. B. Du Bois, Civil Rights Activist MP (1868 - 1963)

"W. E. B. Du Bois"

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great...

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3/21/2012
1/17/2017
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3/21/2012

W. E. B. Du Bois, Civil Rights Activist MP (1868 - 1963)

"W. E. B. Du Bois"

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great...

1/17/2017

Estelle Evans MP (1906 - 1985)

Estelle Rolle Evans was a Bahamian American actor during the 20th century. Some of her most famous appearances were in the movies The Quiet One (1948), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and The Learning Tr...

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4/30/2013
1/17/2017
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4/30/2013

Estelle Evans MP (1906 - 1985)

Estelle Rolle Evans was a Bahamian American actor during the 20th century. Some of her most famous appearances were in the movies The Quiet One (1948), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and The Learning Tr...

1/17/2017

Rosanna Carter MP (1918 - 2016)

"Rosa"

Rosanna Rolle Carter was an Emmy-nominated American television, stage, and film actor. She and her fellow actor sisters, Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans, were of Bahamian descent. During the Harlem Rena...

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4/30/2013
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Rosanna Carter MP (1918 - 2016)

"Rosa"

Rosanna Rolle Carter was an Emmy-nominated American television, stage, and film actor. She and her fellow actor sisters, Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans, were of Bahamian descent. During the Harlem Rena...

1/17/2017

Esther Rolle MP (1920 - 1998)

Esther Rolle was an American actor. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans on the CBS television sitcom Maude for two seasons (1972–1974) and its spin-off series Good Times for five seasons (1...

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Esther Rolle MP (1920 - 1998)

Esther Rolle was an American actor. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans on the CBS television sitcom Maude for two seasons (1972–1974) and its spin-off series Good Times for five seasons (1...

1/17/2017

Roxie Roker MP (1929 - 1995)

Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress, best known for her role as Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975–85), half of the first interracial couple to ...

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4/15/2007
1/17/2017
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Roxie Roker MP (1929 - 1995)

Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress, best known for her role as Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975–85), half of the first interracial couple to ...

1/17/2017

Knowles (born January 9, 1952) is an American talent manager and businessman. He is best known for being the former manager of Destiny’s Child. He also managed Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, who are also...

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2/1/2010
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Knowles (born January 9, 1952) is an American talent manager and businessman. He is best known for being the former manager of Destiny’s Child. He also managed Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, who are also...

1/17/2017

Solange MP

Solange Piaget Knowles (/soʊˈlɑːnʒ/; born June 24, 1986),[2][3] also known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, performance artist[4], and actress. Expressing an...

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2/1/2010
1/17/2017
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Solange MP

Solange Piaget Knowles (/soʊˈlɑːnʒ/; born June 24, 1986),[2][3] also known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, performance artist[4], and actress. Expressing an...

1/17/2017

Beyoncé MP

"Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter", "Sasha Fierce", "Queen Bey", "Yoncé"

New York, New York County, New York, United States

Beyonce's father is African-American, and her mother is of Creole descent (French, African and Native American). Beyonce's maternal grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, and Beyonce's na...

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12/22/2008
1/17/2017
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12/22/2008

Beyoncé MP

"Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter", "Sasha Fierce", "Queen Bey", "Yoncé"

New York, New York County, New York, United States

Beyonce's father is African-American, and her mother is of Creole descent (French, African and Native American). Beyonce's maternal grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, and Beyonce's na...

1/17/2017

Lenny Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic,...

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4/9/2007
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Lenny Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic,...

1/17/2017

Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today . Fro...

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4/15/2007
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Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today . Fro...

1/17/2017

Emily Morley MP

Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States

Emily Morley is a Bahamian rower who is competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Morley is from Nassau, Bahamas and studies at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, United States. ...

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7/29/2016
1/17/2017
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Emily Morley MP

Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States

Emily Morley is a Bahamian rower who is competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Morley is from Nassau, Bahamas and studies at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, United States. ...

1/17/2017

Beverly Poitier-Henderson MP

Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

Beverly Poitier-Henderson is an Atlanta-based writer, producer, and jewellery designer. She has had a varied career, including everything from writing comedic novels to producing life television events...

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1/16/2017
1/17/2017
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Beverly Poitier-Henderson MP

Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

Beverly Poitier-Henderson is an Atlanta-based writer, producer, and jewellery designer. She has had a varied career, including everything from writing comedic novels to producing life television events...

1/17/2017