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Marsha P. Johnson

August 24, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Marsha P. Johnson was born on August 24, 1945 (to July 6, 1992). She was a transgender activist, drag queen, comic, and performance artist who fought back against the police during the Stonewall Rebellion, and became a colorful and beloved figure in the gay life of New York’s Greenwich Village. She was dubbed “The Mayor of Christopher Street.” Marsha P. Johnson was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in Hoboken. In 1966, she moved to Manhattan where she […]

Categories: All, August, August 24, Johnson, Marsha P. • Tags: Marsha P. Johnson, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Earnest Hite

August 24, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Earnest Hite was born on August 24, 1954 (to January 15, 2008). He was a respected HIV/AIDS and Black gay activist, health educator, and youth worker for community-based groups in Illinois and the San Francisco Bay area. He was also a frequent contributor to “BLACKlines” and “OUTlines” (now “Windy City Times”). Earnest Edward Hite, Jr. was born in Urbana, Illinois, the oldest child of Earnest, Sr. and Dorothy L. Patterson Hite. He was a product of the Champaign, Illinois public […]

Categories: All, August, August 24, Hite, Earnest • Tags: 1954, 2008, August 24, Earnest Hite, January 15, Ubuntu Biography Project

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