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Quincey J. Roberts

January 26, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Quincey J. Roberts, Sr. was born on January 26, 1982. He is an LGBTQ activist, sexual health and youth advocate, and public relations specialist. Roberts is the co-founder and former youth program coordinator of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) based in Boston, Massachusetts. Quincey Jamar Roberts, Sr. was born at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina to Oscar Earl Roberts, who was a staff Sergeant in the United States Army, and Sheril Denise Cooper, the found and former director of Little […]

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Angela Y. Davis

January 26, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Angela Y. Davis was born on January 26, 1944. She is a political activist, scholar, writer, and organizer who is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the United States and abroad. A revolutionary of unequivocal prowess, Davis has devoted her life to combating racism and sexism. Despite acrimonious attempts by the government to suppress her political influence, Davis has never wavered in her commitment toward global social justice, and she has inspired countless […]

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Abdur-Rahim Briggs

January 26, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Abdur-Rahim Briggs was born on January 26, 1968. He is a respected community advocate, a philanthropist and non-profit founder, and a HIV/AIDS prevention activist. Born Marvin L. Briggs, he is a native of Los Angeles, California, and the son of Raymond Briggs, Sr., who owned his own printing company in South Central Los Angeles, and his mother Hazel Jean Davis (now Hazel Hill), who retired after working at the County of Los Angeles’ General Hospital (yes, the very hospital seen […]

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

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