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Oct 17, 2018 Biographies

SAMUEL DUNLAP WAS BORN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS JULY 8, 1895 AND WAS RAISED IN BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN BY HIS MOTHER MELISSA AND STEP FATHER REVEREND MOSES EASLEY. HIS NATURAL FATHERS NAME WAS SAMUEL DUNL...

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Alphonso Clifford Brown MD

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Jul 13, 2018 Biographies

Alphonso Clifford Brown was born in Peoria, Illinois. He moved, with his family, to Grand Rapids, Michigan at an early age. He was the oldest of five children. His parents were John Brown and Carol Jo...

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Alberta F. O'Leary Nelson

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Apr 3, 2018 Biographies

Alberta F. O'Leary Nelson was a native of Jacksonville, Illinois. Little is known about Alberta's early life or her family. The 1910 census has her listed as a servant in the household of brothers, Ju...

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Samuel McTyeire

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Mar 4, 2018 Biographies

Samuel McTyeire was born in Carbondale, Illinois. His parents were London M. and Sarah Green McTyeire. McTyeire had the distinction of being the first Black fireman in Buffalo. He was appointed to the...

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Mr. Robert LeRoy Hopkins

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May 23, 2017 Biographies

Known as Bobby, Robert was the grandson of Sylvester Miller a plumber from Alton Illinois. Bobby was a founding member of the R group The Five DuTones. He began developing his voice in high school, wh...

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Lena Doolin Mason

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May 14, 2017 Biographies

Mrs. Lena Mason was born in Quincy, Illinois on May 8, 1864. Her parents, Relda and Vaughn Doolin, were devout Christians and brought up their daughter in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, so Le...

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Ms. Luniya Bernadette Msuku

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Sep 22, 2013 Biographies

Luniya currently works as an African researcher in Virginia. She obtained her Master of Arts in International Policy Studies with a Specialization in International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,...

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Mrs. Tracy Denise Jordan Cardwell

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Nov 30, 2012 Biographies

Tracy Jordan-Cardwell has been with LPCiminelli for 15 years, serving the company in a variety of roles. She started in the accounting department and made her way to the marketing department as a grap...

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Ms. Luniya Bernadette Msuku

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Jun 7, 2012 Biographies

Luniya currently works as an African researcher for the Navanti Group in Virginia. She obtained her Master of Arts in International Policy Studies with a Specialization in International Negotiation an...

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Ortiz Montaigne Walton

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Jan 22, 2012 Biographies

Ortiz Montaigne Walton, the first African-American member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and a prominent figure in African-American studies, was a native of Chicago, Illinois. He studied music ...

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Mrs. Louise Ester Barrett

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Jan 12, 2012 Biographies

Mrs. Barrett, affectionately called "Wease" was the only surviving twin, and the last remaining sibling of seven children born to the late Alex and Annie Ester. She was born Nay 31, 1905. She was educ...

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Robert Waite Easley

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Dec 4, 2011 Biographies

Robert Waite Easley was born in Chicago, Ill. June 7, 1908. Robert was one of 6 children born to Rev. Moses Melissa (Busby) Easley. Rev. Easley a Pentecostal minister was a plasterer by trade. The fam...

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