| Created by Stephen A. Maglott (1953-2016). Biographical tributes to distinguished LGBTQ/SGL people of color/African descent.

Sharon Bridgforth

May 15, 2018 by The Altruistic Dissenter

Sharon Bridgforth was born on May 15, 1958. She is a writer who makes theatrical jazz performance installations. Using improvisational techniques, Bridgforth composes moving soundscapes of her non-linear texts in collaboration with actors, dancers, singers, and audiences during her innovative live performances. Sharon Bridgforth was born in Chicago’s Cook County Hospital, but grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. A child of the Great Migration, she says, “my earliest artistic influences are my family. They are the best storytellers. Always dancing. Using humor as […]

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Mabel Hampton

May 2, 2018 by The Altruistic Dissenter

Mabel Hampton was born on May 2, 1902 (to October 26, 1989). She was a dancer during the era of the Harlem Renaissance, an early lesbian activist, a domestic worker, and a philanthropist for both Black and LGBTQ organizations. Mabel Hampton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hampton was only two months old when her mother was poisoned, and her death forced Mabel to take up residence with her grandmother during the height of segregation. In a cruel twist of […]

Categories: All, Hampton, Mabel, May, May 02 • Tags: 1902, 1989, Mabel Hampton, May 2, October 26, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Reggie Williams

April 29, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Reggie Williams was born on April 29, 1951 (to February 7, 1999). He was a health care professional, a charismatic community leader, a highly effective early activist for HIV prevention and treatment, and a caregiver and community builder who created lasting alliances with other communities and interests to achieve greater acceptance of the SGL/LGBT community of African descent. Reggie Williams was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second oldest of nine children of Jean Carpenter Williams, and grew in the Washington Terrace […]

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Tim Captville-Domon

April 28, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Tim Captville-Domon was born on April 28. He is a faith leader, entrepreneur, writer, activist, vocalist, community builder, and songwriter. Elder Timothy Wayne Captville was born in Dallas, Texas, the oldest of three children of Bishop Raymond Captville and Malvin Ann Captville. He attended DeQuincy High School and graduated in 1990. Following high school, Captville-Domon enrolled at Grambling State University, later transferring to Southern University and obtaining his bachelor’s degree in business management. While in school, Captville-Domon was active in […]

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Chalwe Ranney

April 28, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Chalwe Ranney was born on April 28, 1987. He is an empowering human rights activist, an LGBTI equality advocate, HIV/AIDS advocate, and a community builder. Chalwe Ranney Mwansa was born in Kabwe Town, the capital city of Zambia’s Central Province. He is the son of the late Joel Mwansa, who was a professional supplier for Zambia Railways Ltd, and his late mother, Charity Mwansa, served as a nurse and a midwife at Ndola Central Hospital. Ranney’s mother was both the […]

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C. Riley Snorton

April 28, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

C. Riley Snorton was born on April 28, 1982. He is a respected scholar, author, teacher, amateur filmmaker, transgender advocate, and devoted friend and family member. C. Riley Snorton was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the son of Lois Snorton Wilson, who has been a lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator, and is currently a nurse and health educator; and Joseph Emmanuel Snorton, a minister. He was also raised by his maternal grandparents, Luther Riley and Bertha […]

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Ma Rainey

April 26, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Ma Rainey was born on April 26, 1886 (to December 22, 1939). She was one of the earliest American professional blues singers, and one of the first generation of singers to record. She was billed as “The Mother of the Blues.” Born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, she was the second of five children born to Thomas and Ella Pridgett, who were originally from Alabama. Both parents performed in minstrel shows, and are credited with inspiring Gertrude’s interest in the […]

Categories: All, April, April 26, Rainey, Ma • Tags: 1886, 1939, April 26, December 22, Ma Rainey, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Cyril Nri

April 25, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Cyril Nri was born on April 25, 1961. He is a highly successful British actor, writer, and director. Cyril Ikechukwu Nri was born in Nigeria to a family who are Igbo. Nri, his three sisters, and their parents fled Nigeria in 1968, prior to the end of the Biafran Civil War. His mother is originally from Barbados, and his father was a successful Nigerian engineer. Nri moved with his family to Portugal when he was seven, and six months later, […]

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Marco McMillian

April 23, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

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 candidacy for mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Marco W. McMillian was the son of Patricia Unger, and grew up in the Mississippi Delta town of Clarksdale, graduating from Clarksdale High School in 1997. In a town where most guys were athletes or took music and performance seriously enough to play in […]

Categories: All, April, April 23, McMillian, Marco • Tags: 1979, 2013, April 23, February 26, Marco McMillian, Ubuntu Biography Project

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