Patti Austin

Patti Austin

female, 61 years old
from New York City, Harlem, singer, jazz music, African-American, American
Patti Austin (born August 10 1948, in Harlem, New York), to Edna and Gordon Austin, is an R&B and jazz music singer.
Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

female, deceased (1981)
Harold Shorty Baker, Third Stream pianist, Bebop pianist, Swing pianist, Post-bop pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist…Harlem
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz stride pianist, composer, and arranger. She was born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up...
40 Cal.

40 Cal.

male, 28 years old
The Diplomats member, freestyle rapper, rapper, The Diplomat, From Manhattan, African American…Harlem
Calvin Alan Byrd (born August 31, 1981) in Harlem, New York City, New York is a rapper better know by his stage name, 40 Cal. He is known for his...
Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde

female, deceased (1992)
lesbian, Harlem, Feminist, African American, poet, librarian…Harlem, New York City
Audre Geraldine Lorde (February 18, 1934 in Harlem, New York City - November 17, 1992) was a writer, poet and activist.
Jimmie Lunceford

Jimmie Lunceford

male, deceased (1947) (Fulton, Mississippi, United States)
Swing bandleader, Swing saxophonist, saxophonist, musician, Fisk University, African American…Harlem
James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford (June 6, 1902-July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the swing era. Lunceford was...
Faith Ringgold

Faith Ringgold

female, 79 years old
Harlem, de minimis, Robert Gwathmey, United States copyright law, University of California, San Diego, Black Entertainment Television
Faith Ringgold (born October 8 1930) is an African-American artist and author. Ringgold was raised in Harlem and educated at the City College of...
Geoffrey Canada

Geoffrey Canada

male, 57 years old
Harlem, African American, writer, activist, African-American, American…Harlem Children’s Zone
Geoffrey Canada is an African-American social activist. He is the author of "Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America"....
Chano Pozo

Chano Pozo

male, deceased (1948)
Latin jazz musician, Afro-Cuban jazz composer, murder victim, Cuban, bebop, big band…Harlem
Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 - December 2, 1948) was a percussionist with a musical background from Cuban religious cults. Born in Havana, he played...
Jae Millz

Jae Millz

male, 26 years old
East Coast Rapper, Harlem, The Diplomats member, Jarvis Mills, Universal, ness
Jarvis Mills (born on April 30, 1983) is a African American rapper from Harlem, Manhattan, New York. He is better know by his stage name, Jae Millz
Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

female, 75 years old
Harlem, Christian, nevis, American, saint kitts and nevis, actor
Cicely Tyson (born December 19 1933) is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actress. Tyson's devout Christian parents came...