Maine Smith
Jermaine “Maine” Dion Smith was born on August 14, 1973 (to March 14, 2015). He was an eclectic artist, art director, fashion designer, and musician. Biography coming in 2018.
Victor Pond
Victor Pond was born on August 13 (to January 15, 2015). He was a passionate HIV/AIDS advocate and educator, activist, devout Christian, and singer. Pond was born in Panama, as a s
Karen Williams
Karen Williams was born on August 13. She is a comic, emcee, motivational speaker, writer, LGBTQ community advocate, and a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Karen
Latasha Byears
Photo: LA Times Latasha Byears was born August 12, 1973. She is a celebrated former American professional women’s basketball player who played power forward for several franchise
Miss Cleo
Photo: Lilly Echeverria/Miami Herald/MCT/Getty Images Youree Dell Cleomill Harris was born on August 12, 1962 (to July 26, 2016). Better known as Miss Cleo, she was a self-proclaim
Charles M. Blow
Photo: Beowolf Sheehan Charles M. Blow was born on August 11, 1970. He is a widely respected columnist for “The New York Times,” a knowledgeable political and social critic, an
Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.
Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr., was born on August 8, 1952 (to January 16, 1997). He was a highly educated engineer and urban planner who distinguished himself as a leading African Ameri
Juliet P. “JP” Howard
Juliet P. Howard, a.k.a. JP Howard, was born on August 8. She is a Black lesbian poet, author, educator, activist, wife, “mama,” and curator of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Sa
David Morrow
Afro Blue Self Portrait, David Morrow, 2017 David Morrow was born on August 7. He is an expatriate New York painter and photographer who has resided in Northern Europe for more tha
Darieck Scott
Darieck Scott was born on August 7, 1974. He is an author, educator, and scholar. Darieck Scott was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and lived there for all of six weeks before his par