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Howard Rollins

October 17, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Howard Rollins was born on October 17, 1950 (to December 8, 1996). He was stage, film, and television actor, best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the 1981 film, “Ragtime,” for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Rollins also had a successful career on television as Virgil Tibbs on the television series, “In the Heat of the Night,” and on daytime’s “Another World,” for which he received an Emmy nomination. Howard Ellsworth […]

Categories: All, October, October 17, Rollins, Howard • Tags: 1950, 1996, December 8, Howard Rollins, October 17, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Kevin Abstract

July 15, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Kevin Abstract was born on July 16, 1996. He is a musician, songwriter, and performance artist based in Los Angeles who records as a solo act and as part of the boy band BROCKHAMPTON. Born as Ian Simpson (some sources list his birth name as Clifford Simpson) in The Woodlands, Texas, Abstract says he never fit in growing up—although he craved it. “I wanted to blend in ’cause I knew I was different,” he told “The Guardian.” He has described […]

Categories: Abstract, Kevin, All, July, July 16 • Tags: 1996, Ian Simpson, July 16, Kevin Abstract, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Barbara Jordan

February 21, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Barbara Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 (to January 17, 1996). She was an inspiring member of the Texas State Senate, the United States Congress, a respected lawyer, and civil rights activist. Jordan was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first southern Black female elected to the United States House of Representatives. Barbara Charline Jordan grew up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. She was the daughter of a Baptist minister, […]

Categories: All, February, February 21, Jordan, Barbara • Tags: 1936, 1996, Barbara Jordan, February 21, January 17, Ubuntu Biography Project

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