- male, deceased (1979)
- Asa Philip Randolph (April 15 1889 - May 16 1979) was a prominent twentieth century African-American civil rights leader and founder of the first...
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- female, deceased (1995) (Claremont, California, United States)
- Toni Cade Bambara (March 25, 1939 - December 9, 1995) was an American author, social activist, and college professor. Bambara grew up in Harlem,...
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- male, deceased (1943)
- Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904, died December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic...
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- male, deceased (1986)
- Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music. One of the greatest composers of 20th century popular music, with over 400 songs, a number...
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- male, deceased (1974)
- William Henry Draper Jr. (August 10 1894 - December 26 1974) was a U.S. army officer, banker, and diplomat. Draper was born in Harlem, Manhattan...
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- male, deceased (1973)
- Andy Razaf (December 16, 1895 - February 3, 1973), (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo also Razafkeriefo) was an African American composer,...
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- male, deceased (1966)
- Wellman Braud (January 25, 1891 - October 29, 1966) was a United States jazz string bass player. He is a Creole. His family sometimes spelled their...
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- male, deceased (2004)
- Chief Bey, born "James Hawthorne Bey", (April 17, 1913 - April 8, 2004) was an American jazz percussionist and African folklorist. Born in...
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- female, deceased (2004)
- Doris Troy was an R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul." She was born Doris Payne in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal...
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- Rondell Turner, better known as Ron Browz, is a producer of hip hop music whose origin is the New York City neighborhood of Harlem, Manhattan.
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