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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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Bayard Rustin

March 17, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Bayard Rustin was born on March 17, 1912 (to August 24, 1987). He was an important pacifist, event organizer, human rights advocate, and a leading voice in shaping the strategies and objectives of America’s civil rights movement. Bayard Taylor Rustin was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He had no relationship with his father, and his 16-year-old mother, Florence, was so young Rustin thought she was his sister. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Janifer and Julia Rustin. Julia Rustin […]

Categories: All, March, March 17, Rustin, Bayard • Tags: 1912, 1987, August 24, Bayard Rustin, March 17, Ubuntu Biography Project

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