Adejoke Tugbiyele
Adejoke Tugbiyele was born on December 4, 1977. She is an award-winning, queer, Black artist and advocate. She was a featured participant in CultureSummit 2017-Abu Dhabi, is a re
Jason Collins
Jason Collins was born on December 2, 1978. He is a former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the 2012–13 se
Rev. Patrick Leuben Mukajanga
Rev. Patrick Leuben Mukajanga, known by many as Mleuben Maccarthy, was born on December 2, 1976 (to July 31, 2020). He was a Christian teacher and pastor in Uganda who founded and
Pepe Julian Onziema
Pepe Julian Onziema was born on November 30, 1980. Known to many as Opimva (“son of a chief”), he is an African citizen of Ugandan descent, a human rights defender, sexual and
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn was born on November 29, 1915 (to May 31, 1967). He was a composer, pianist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo was born on November 28, 1969. He is a Tony Award-nominated actor, writer and director of stage and screen whose credits include the films “42,” “Lee Daniels
Ephraim Lewis
Ephraim Lewis was born on November 27, 1967 (to March 18, 1994). He was an English soul/neo-soul and R&B singer and songwriter whose promising career was cut short by his myste
Simon Tseko Nkoli
Simon Tseko Nkoli was born on November 26, 1957 (to November 30, 1998). He was an important anti-apartheid, gay rights, and AIDS activist in South Africa. Simon Tseko Nkoli was bor
Oliver W. Martin III
Oliver W. Martin III was born on November 25, 1958 (to April 19, 2014). He was a courageous HIV/AIDS activist, a preventative health care advocate, and a pioneering faith community
Morgan Powell
Photo: Courtesy of Nilka Martell, who told the Ubuntu Biography Project it was Morgan’s favorite. Morgan Powell was born on November 25, 1973 (to September 29, 2014). He was a be