Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003 Born on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone studied classical piano at the Julliard School in New York City, but left early when she ran out of money. Performing in night clubs, she turned her...
Bessie Coleman, Queen Bessie
Bessie Coleman January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926 As the world was experiencing Walt Disney as he incorporated his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films. Bessie Coleman was becoming the first black woman to earn a pilot’s license. Because flying schools in...Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer
Matthew Henson August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955 In one of America’s darkest moments President Benjamin Harrison shed some light and handed down more guidelines by signing the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat regulating the meat packing industry....
Annie Malone, First Black Female Millionaire
Annie Malone August 9, 1869 -May 10, 1957 Annie Turnbo Malone rose to be one of the nation’s wealthiest black women despite being the nation’s largest tax payer at that time due to disproportionate tax laws. Nonetheless, she was largely successful in the beauty...