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Guy Anthony

February 12, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Guy Anthony was born on February 12, 1986. He is a self-proclaimed ARTivist, community leader, writer, and empath. Anthony is the founder and president/CEO of the Black, Gifted & Whole Foundation. Guy Anthony was born in Detroit, Michigan. Encouraged by his mother (Anthony calls her “Mama Bear”), he studied theater, oratory, and dance throughout grade school and at the Detroit High School for Fine Arts. Following graduation, Anthony attended Michigan State University and Bauder College in Atlanta, Georgia, and studied […]

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Scaly Kep’na

August 17, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Scaly Kep’na was born on August 17, 1986. He is a human rights and youth activist, musician, radio host, atheist, and founder of the Jeunialissime organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Scaly Patou Izai Kep’na was born in Kinshasa, DRC, the third child and first boy in a large, Christian family. Scaly has four sisters—two older and two younger—and two younger brothers. He attended the Ku Ntwala primary and secondary schools, and the College La Fountaine, all in […]

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Sharnee Zoll-Norman

July 10, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Sharnee Zoll-Norman was born on July 11, 1986. She is a point guard who played professional basketball throughout Europe and with the Chicago Sky of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Sharnee Zoll was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Tony and Cheryl Zoll; because her mother served with the Armed Forces, she spent much of her upbringing living at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, as well as Sembach, Germany. After attending three years at Marlboro High School in […]

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Sampson McCormick

March 13, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Sampson McCormick was born on March 13, 1986. He is a popular award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, activist, and filmmaker. Sampson McCormick was born the youngest son of Florence McCormick in Evergreen, North Carolina, and moved as a child to Washington, DC in 1989. McCormick says he very much loves his older brother, Corey, and helped the pastor shift his theology and views on religion, sexuality, and masculinity. But not all of McCormick’s family has been as receptive or supportive. “Growing up, […]

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Preston D. Mitchum

March 3, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Preston D. Mitchum, JD, LLM was born on March 3, 1986. He is an unapologetically Black and queer civil rights advocate, activist, feminist, writer, and professor residing in Washington, DC. Preston D. Mitchum was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Carla Postell. From a young age, his mother—especially as a fan of Malcolm X—taught Mitchum the importance of seeking the truth and never believing anything without research. Though this got him into trouble for most of his schooling, Mitchum […]

Categories: All, March, March 03, Mitchum, Preston D. • Tags: 1986, March 3, Preston D. Mitchum, Ubuntu Biography Project

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