Marco McMillian
Marco McMillian was born on April 23, 1979 (to February 26, 2013). He was a rising star in Democratic Party politics in Mississippi who was brutally murdered after announcing his c
L. Lamar Wilson
Photo: Tyrus Ortega Gaines L. Lamar Wilson was born on March 17, 1979. He is an award-winning poet, librettist, newspaper editor and essayist, and literary scholar. Leroy Lamar
Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney was born on December 30, 1901 (to March 26, 1979). He was an important modernist painter remembered for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, as well as his late
Mikel Welch
Mikel Welch was born on December 14, 1979. He is a celebrity interior designer, a season seven contestant on HGTV’s “Design Star,” and an on-air personality, design expert, a
Rhone Fraser
Rhone Fraser was born on October 12, 1979. He is widely respected literary critic, journalist, advocate, playwright, and academic. Dr. Rhone Fraser identifies himself as gay, Mar
Rashid Darden
Rashid Darden was born on June 25, 1979. He is a novelist, teacher, mentor, poet, and playwright. Rashid Darden is the son of two federal government employees, and attended the Di
Dr. Frank Mugisha
Dr. Frank Mugisha was born on June 17, 1979. He is a prominent advocate for the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda, a respected champion of human rights, and an anti-violence