Wade Davis
Photo: Katie Simmons-Barth Wade Davis was born on July 28, 1977. Former NFL player Wade Davis is a thought leader, writer, public speaker, and educator on gender, race, and orient
Johnny Gratton
Johnny Gratton was born on July 27, 1962. He is a popular adult film star and model known under his performance name, J. C. Carter. Johnny Gratton was born in Chicago, Illinois, to
Dr. Danny L. Scarborough
Dr. Danny L. Scarborough was born on July 27, 1947 (to May 10, 1989). He was an innovative, Emmy Award-winning choreographer and dancer, an esteemed scholar, and one of the first w
Walter Nicks
Photo: Detroit Public Library Collection Walter Nicks was born on July 26, 1925 (to April 3, 2007). He was an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, and teacher of jazz an
Dr. Nathaniel Langford Currie
Dr. Nathaniel Langford Currie was born on July 25, 1982. He is a clinical social worker, educator, social justice advocate, and humanitarian whose resilience and determination to m
Rikki Beadle-Blair
Rikki Beadle-Blair was born on July 25, 1961. He is a multi-talented writer, director, composer, choreographer, designer, producer, and performer whose numerous TV and film cred
Van M. Bailey
Dr. Van M. Bailey was born on July 24, 1983. He is a queer Black educator, writer, drummer, community builder, sacred space curator, panelist, and speaker. Dr. Van M. Bailey was ra
Charles H. Allen III
The Honorable Charles H. Allen III, was born on July 23, 1953 (to February 17, 2008). He was a leading political and community leader in New Haven, Connecticut. Known as “Chuck
Ruth C. Ellis
Photo: Still from the documentary, “Living with Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100” Ruth C. Ellis was born on July 23, 1899 (to October 5, 2000). She was a remarkably inspiring advocat
Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips was born on July 23, 1959. He is a celebrated American writer and translator, the highly acclaimed author of 13 collections of poetry, and has served as the Professor