Jim Hill

male, 63 years old
From San Antonio, Texas, Sportscaster, UrbanLeague, San Diego Chargers, United Press International, American football…National Football League
James Webster "Jim" Hill (born October 21, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired American football defensive back who played for the National...

William A. Johnson Jr.

male
Howard University, rochester institute of technology, community college, Master's Degree, Howard University alumni, voter registration…UrbanLeague
William A. Johnson, Jr. was the first African-American elected mayor of the City of Rochester, New York. Elected in November 1993, Johnson was the...
Edwin T. Pratt

Edwin T. Pratt

male, deceased (1969)
African Americans' rights activist, American, From Seattle, Civil Rights, UrbanLeague, African-American Civil Rights Movement
Edwin T. Pratt was an American civil rights activist. At the time of his assassination in 1969, he was Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League.
Dorothy West

Dorothy West

female, deceased (1998)
American, African American, novelist, The Living Is Easy, writer, upper-class…UrbanLeague
Dorothy West (1907 - 1998) was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her novel "The...
Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst

female, deceased (1968)
from Ohio, From st. louis, missouri, American women writer, writer, Jewish American, back street…UrbanLeague, Lucy Stone League
Fannie Hurst (October 19, 1889 - February 23, 1968) was an American novelist. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime...
Lino Gutierrez

Lino Gutierrez

male
Ambassador of the United States, Earl Anthony Wayne, Foreign relations of Nicaragua, Foreign relations of Argentina, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, United States Foreign Service…UrbanLeague
Lino Gutierrez is an American diplomat. He served as US Ambassador to Argentina from Sep 2003 through July 2006. His was succeeded by Earl Anthony...

Paul F. Jones

male
american legion, VFW, NAACP, UrbanLeague, Hill District
Paul F. Jones (1906 or 1909-1960) was the first African-American elected to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's City Council in 1954. He was born in...

Vernon Odom Sr.

male, deceased (1996)
Atlanta University, Morehouse College, physician, African-American, slavery, akron…UrbanLeague
Vernon Odom, Sr. was born in Biscoe, Arkansas, on June 9, 1921 to Dr. Elijah and Sadie Odom. His father was born into slavery in 1859 and later...

Charles J. Dougherty

male
St. Bonaventure University alumni, American university and college president, University of Notre Dame alumni, American, Roman Catholic, roman…UrbanLeague
Charles J. Dougherty is the current President of Duquesne University. He was elected president by its Board of Directors in May 2001. Born in...

Leontine T. Kelly

female, 89 years old
Methodist, Virginia Union University alumni, Ohio House of Representatives, United Methodist, UrbanLeague, American United Methodist Bishop
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church. She was born 5 March 1920 in Washington, D.C., one of...