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Krystian Legierski

April 22, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Krystian Legierski was born on April 22, 1978. He is a prominent Polish LGBTI activist, entrepreneur, attorney, and a member of the Greens Party. In local elections in 2010, he won a seat on the Warsaw City Council, representing the city’s Mokotow district, thus becoming the first openly gay politician elected to a political office in the Republic of Poland. Krystian Legierski was born in Koniaków, Poland, to a Polish mother, and a father from the North African nation of […]

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Clara Ward

April 21, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Clara Ward was born on April 21, 1924 (to January 16, 1973). She was a beloved gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. Clara Mae Ward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother, evangelist Gertrude Ward, founded the Ward Singers in 1931 as a family group. The group’s name continuously evolved, and included The Consecrated Gospel Singers, The Famous Ward Singers of Philadelphia, or The […]

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Luther Vandross

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Luther Vandross was born on April 20, 1951 (to July 1, 2005). He was an immensely popular singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold more than thirty million albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. was born at Bellevue Hospital in the New York City borough of Manhattan. He was the fourth child and second son of Mary Ida Vandross and Luther Vandross, Sr. The younger Vandross was raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in […]

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Rotimi Fani-Kayode

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Rotimi Fani-Kayode was born on April 20, 1955 (to December 21, 1989). He was a Nigerian photographer working principally in Britain who became one of the most important photographers of the late twentieth century. Fani-Kayode used his work to explore themes of sexuality, race, and culture through his stylized portraits and compositions. Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the second child of Chief Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode and Chief Mrs. Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode. His family came from […]

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Sanford E. Gaylord

April 20, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Sanford E. Gaylord was born on April 20, 1965. He is an actor, award-winning writer, and creative activist. He has more than twenty years of expertise in the field of public health with expertise in social services, civic engagement, HIV biomedical/behavioral research, implementation of federal programs, and policy priority initiatives. Sanford E. Gaylord was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to Sanford Gaylord, an airman in the U.S. Air Force, and Joyce Newman-Gaylord, a homemaker. He is close to his sister, […]

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Keith Cylar

April 18, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Keith Cylar was born on April 18, 1958 (to April 5, 2004). He was an outspoken activist, agitator, and advocate who was a co-founder and co-president of Housing Works, a leading HIV/AIDS service provider in New York City. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Keith Cylar was raised by foster parents. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston University, Cylar first became aware of AIDS soon after it was identified in 1981. Three years later, he moved to New […]

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Essex Hemphill

April 16, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Essex Hemphill was born on April 16, 1957 (to November 4, 1995). He was an influential poet, award-winning editor, memorable performance artist, and fearless activist. Essex Charles Hemphill was one of five children born to Mantalene Clark Hemphill and Warren A. Hemphill, Sr. He began his life in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in southeast Washington, DC, where he began writing at age 14. Hemphill studied English at the University of Maryland, but decided to complete his degree at the […]

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Jericho Brown

April 14, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Jericho Brown was born on April 14, 1976. He is an award-winning poet and beloved college professor, LGBTI activist, and community builder. Jericho Brown was born Nelson Demery, III in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Nelson Demery, Jr. and Neomia Lenoir Demery, who made their living cutting lawns and cleaning homes and other buildings. His sister is the filmmaker, Nequella Demery. Because of his family moving so often and his own behavior, Brown was expelled several times, attending five grade schools and two middle schools. […]

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Robert K. Burns

April 14, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Robert K. Burns was born on April 14, 1975 (to December 8, 2011). He was a respected professional in the delivery of health care services, the former executive director of the COLOURS Organization, a leader in the house ball community, and a beloved DJ around the country. Robert Keith Burns, also known as Robbie Rob Blahnik, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a large and supportive family. He is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School who went on […]

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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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Krystian Legierski

Clara Ward

Luther Vandross

Rotimi Fani-Kayode

Sanford E. Gaylord

Keith Cylar

Essex Hemphill

Jericho Brown

Robert K. Burns