Menhttps://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles2024-05-09T12:53:45+00:00Jones-MasseyMYOBEllis B. Haizlip2020-08-29T07:00:00+00:002020-08-29T07:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4602-ellis-b-haizlipDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/mrsoulmovie.jpg" alt=""></p><p>SOUL!, America’s first “Black Tonight Show.” From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for national exposure, and, as a result, found the program an improbable place to call home.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4602-ellis-b-haizlip" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/mrsoulmovie.jpg" alt=""></p><p>SOUL!, America’s first “Black Tonight Show.” From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for national exposure, and, as a result, found the program an improbable place to call home.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4602-ellis-b-haizlip" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>John Lewis2020-07-19T07:00:00+00:002020-07-19T07:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4600-john-lewis-georgia-congressmanDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/John-Lewis-image-title.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights hero, was a member of the Democratic Party. Lewis served as the Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4600-john-lewis-georgia-congressman" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/John-Lewis-image-title.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights hero, was a member of the Democratic Party. Lewis served as the Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4600-john-lewis-georgia-congressman" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Kobe Bryant2020-01-29T01:42:24+00:002020-01-29T01:42:24+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4581-kobe-bryant-complete-guide-book-historyDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/01-renew/famous-people/Kobe-Bryant.jpg" alt=""></p><p>At 34 years old, Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010, when he surpassed Jerry West.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4581-kobe-bryant-complete-guide-book-history" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/01-renew/famous-people/Kobe-Bryant.jpg" alt=""></p><p>At 34 years old, Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010, when he surpassed Jerry West.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4581-kobe-bryant-complete-guide-book-history" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Elijah Eugene Cummings2019-10-26T03:12:25+00:002019-10-26T03:12:25+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4561-elijah-eugene-cummings-maryland-congressmanDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/Elijah_Cummings_01.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Elijah Eugene Cummings was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. The district includes just over half of the city of Baltimore, most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, as well as most of Howard County. He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was a member of the Democratic Party.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4561-elijah-eugene-cummings-maryland-congressman" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/black-men/Elijah_Cummings_01.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Elijah Eugene Cummings was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. The district includes just over half of the city of Baltimore, most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, as well as most of Howard County. He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was a member of the Democratic Party.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4561-elijah-eugene-cummings-maryland-congressman" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Bryan Stevenson2019-10-25T01:46:57+00:002019-10-25T01:46:57+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4558-bryan-stevenson-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-display/community/Bryan_Stevenson_Legacy_Peace_and_Justice.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Bryan A. Stevenson, founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, Stevenson has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4558-bryan-stevenson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-display/community/Bryan_Stevenson_Legacy_Peace_and_Justice.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Bryan A. Stevenson, founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, Stevenson has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4558-bryan-stevenson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Alex Haley2019-10-20T09:43:02+00:002019-10-20T09:43:02+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4549-alex-haley-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/Alex_Haley_author.jpg" alt=""></p><p><strong>Alexander Murray Palmer Haley</strong> (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book <em>Roots: The Saga of an American Family.</em> ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4549-alex-haley-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/Alex_Haley_author.jpg" alt=""></p><p><strong>Alexander Murray Palmer Haley</strong> (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book <em>Roots: The Saga of an American Family.</em> ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4549-alex-haley-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>David Goggins2019-10-15T04:03:11+00:002019-10-15T04:03:11+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4538-david-goggins-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/David_Goggins1.jpg" alt=""></p><p>U.S. Navy Special Operator 1st Class David Goggins is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, motivational speaker, and author. He is a retired United States Navy SEAL and former United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member who served in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. His self-help memoir, Can't Hurt Me, was released in 2018.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4538-david-goggins-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/David_Goggins1.jpg" alt=""></p><p>U.S. Navy Special Operator 1st Class David Goggins is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, motivational speaker, and author. He is a retired United States Navy SEAL and former United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member who served in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. His self-help memoir, Can't Hurt Me, was released in 2018.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4538-david-goggins-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Jesse LeRoy Brown2019-10-14T23:30:24+00:002019-10-14T23:30:24+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4536-jesse-leroy-brown-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/Jesse_L._Brown-first-African-American-aviator.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Jesse L. Brown was the first African American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African American naval officer killed in the Korean War. Brown's successes in the segregated and desegregated U.S. military were memorialized in several books. The frigate USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089) was named in his honor.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4536-jesse-leroy-brown-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/history/Jesse_L._Brown-first-African-American-aviator.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Jesse L. Brown was the first African American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African American naval officer killed in the Korean War. Brown's successes in the segregated and desegregated U.S. military were memorialized in several books. The frigate USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089) was named in his honor.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4536-jesse-leroy-brown-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Don Cornelius2019-10-07T00:56:08+00:002019-10-07T00:56:08+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4523-don-corneliusDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/entertainer/Don_Cornelius.jpg" alt=""></p><p>With the creation of <em>Soul Train</em>, Cornelius was at the helm of a program that showed African Americans in a new light, creating a Black is Beautiful Campaign. Originally a journalist and inspired by the civil rights movement, Cornelius recognized that in the late 1960s there were very few television venues in the United States for soul music</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4523-don-cornelius" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/entertainer/Don_Cornelius.jpg" alt=""></p><p>With the creation of <em>Soul Train</em>, Cornelius was at the helm of a program that showed African Americans in a new light, creating a Black is Beautiful Campaign. Originally a journalist and inspired by the civil rights movement, Cornelius recognized that in the late 1960s there were very few television venues in the United States for soul music</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4523-don-cornelius" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Frederick D. Gregory2019-10-06T18:32:18+00:002019-10-06T18:32:18+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4520-frederick-d-gregory-nasa-african-american-astronautDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/nasa/NASA-Black-History-Astronauts-Frederick_D_Gregory.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Frederick D. Gregory was selected as an astronaut in January 1978. His technical assignments included: Astronaut Office representative at the Kennedy Space Center during initial Orbiter checkout and launch support for STS-1 and STS-2; Flight Data File Manager; lead spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM); Chief, Operational Safety, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Astronaut Training; and a member of the Orbiter Configuration Control Board and the Space Shuttle Program Control Board.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4520-frederick-d-gregory-nasa-african-american-astronaut" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/nasa/NASA-Black-History-Astronauts-Frederick_D_Gregory.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Frederick D. Gregory was selected as an astronaut in January 1978. His technical assignments included: Astronaut Office representative at the Kennedy Space Center during initial Orbiter checkout and launch support for STS-1 and STS-2; Flight Data File Manager; lead spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM); Chief, Operational Safety, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Astronaut Training; and a member of the Orbiter Configuration Control Board and the Space Shuttle Program Control Board.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4520-frederick-d-gregory-nasa-african-american-astronaut" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Carter G. Woodson2019-03-10T07:24:16+00:002019-03-10T07:24:16+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4357-carter-g-woodson-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/2019/famous/Carter_Godwin_Woodson.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 -- April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History (now titled The Journal of r. Woodson has been cited as the father of black history.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4357-carter-g-woodson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/2019/famous/Carter_Godwin_Woodson.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 -- April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History (now titled The Journal of r. Woodson has been cited as the father of black history.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4357-carter-g-woodson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall2019-03-09T15:00:00+00:002019-03-09T15:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2579-supreme-court-justice-thurgood-marshall-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/thurgood-marshall.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2579-supreme-court-justice-thurgood-marshall-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/thurgood-marshall.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2579-supreme-court-justice-thurgood-marshall-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Martin Luther King Jr.2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/martin-luther-king-jr-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/martin-luther-king-jr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progressiveness.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/martin-luther-king-jr-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/martin-luther-king-jr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progressiveness.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/martin-luther-king-jr-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Muhammad Ali2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2587-muhammad-ali-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/muhammad-ali.jpg" alt=""></p><p>An American professional boxer, nicknamed "The Greatest", Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches. In 2015, Ali released his memoir The Greatest: My Own Story, which chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring. It was edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2587-muhammad-ali-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/muhammad-ali.jpg" alt=""></p><p>An American professional boxer, nicknamed "The Greatest", Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches. In 2015, Ali released his memoir The Greatest: My Own Story, which chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring. It was edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2587-muhammad-ali-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Nat King Cole2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2564-nat-king-cole-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/nat-king-cole.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death from lung cancer in February 1965.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2564-nat-king-cole-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/nat-king-cole.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death from lung cancer in February 1965.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2564-nat-king-cole-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Marvin Gaye2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2554-marvin-gaye-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/marvin-gaye.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He helped to shape the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s with a string of hits. Gaye's later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo-soul.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2554-marvin-gaye-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/marvin-gaye.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He helped to shape the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s with a string of hits. Gaye's later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo-soul.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2554-marvin-gaye-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Ray Charles2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2551-ray-charles-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/ray-charles.jpg" alt=""></p><p>While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2551-ray-charles-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/ray-charles.jpg" alt=""></p><p>While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2551-ray-charles-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Pharrell Williams2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2523-pharrell-williams-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/pharrell-williams.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Pharrell has earned seven Grammy Awards including two with The Neptunes. He currently owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2523-pharrell-williams-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/pharrell-williams.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Pharrell has earned seven Grammy Awards including two with The Neptunes. He currently owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2523-pharrell-williams-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Usher2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2528-usher-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/usher.jpg" alt=""></p><p>To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, nine Hot 100 number-one hits and eighteen Hot 100 top-ten hits making him one of the best selling music artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2528-usher-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/usher.jpg" alt=""></p><p>To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, nine Hot 100 number-one hits and eighteen Hot 100 top-ten hits making him one of the best selling music artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2528-usher-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Maxwell2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2542-maxwell-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/maxwell.jpg" alt=""></p><p>American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and soul, but he is best known as one of the exemplars of the subgenre neo-soul movement of the latter 1990s.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2542-maxwell-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/maxwell.jpg" alt=""></p><p>American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and soul, but he is best known as one of the exemplars of the subgenre neo-soul movement of the latter 1990s.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2530-stevie-wonder-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/stevie-wonder.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2530-stevie-wonder-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Prince2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2531-prince-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/prince.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. He has written several hundred songs and produces and records his own music for his own music label.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2531-prince-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/prince.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. He has written several hundred songs and produces and records his own music for his own music label.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2531-prince-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Seal2019-03-09T08:00:00+00:002019-03-09T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2536-seal-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/seal.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and is known for his numerous international hits. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including winning Best British Male in 1992.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2536-seal-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/seal.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and is known for his numerous international hits. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including winning Best British Male in 1992.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2543-kanye-west-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/kanye-west.jpg" alt=""></p><p>West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time, hip hop recording artist and fashion designer from Chicago, Illinois.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2543-kanye-west-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>John Legend2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2525-john-legend-guide-bookDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/john-legend.jpg" alt=""></p><p>In 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He joined the national board of Teach For America, The Education Equality Project, the Harlem Village Academies, and Stand for Children.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2525-john-legend-guide-book" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/john-legend.jpg" alt=""></p><p>In 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He joined the national board of Teach For America, The Education Equality Project, the Harlem Village Academies, and Stand for Children.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2525-john-legend-guide-book" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Lionel Richie2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2533-lionel-richie-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/lionel-richie.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He a member of the musical group Commodores and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2533-lionel-richie-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/lionel-richie.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He a member of the musical group Commodores and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2533-lionel-richie-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Alvin Ailey2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4506-alvin-ailey-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/entertainer/alvin-ailey-biography.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Alvin Ailey's choreographic masterpiece Revelations is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world. In 1969, Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most successful dance companies in the world, with the famed Martha Graham Dance Company principal and choreographer Pearl Lang as his co-director of the school.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4506-alvin-ailey-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/0-2020/entertainer/alvin-ailey-biography.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Alvin Ailey's choreographic masterpiece Revelations is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world. In 1969, Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most successful dance companies in the world, with the famed Martha Graham Dance Company principal and choreographer Pearl Lang as his co-director of the school.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4506-alvin-ailey-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Langston Hughes2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4355-james-mercer-langston-hughes-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/langston_hughes.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Sometimes people are not aware of what these great writers did to change history. Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4355-james-mercer-langston-hughes-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/langston_hughes.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Sometimes people are not aware of what these great writers did to change history. Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/4355-james-mercer-langston-hughes-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Eric Holder2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2583-eric-holder-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/eric-holder.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, is the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2583-eric-holder-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/eric-holder.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, is the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2583-eric-holder-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr.2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2569-garrett-augustus-morgan-sr-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/garrett-augustus-morgan-sr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor. His most notable inventions included a type of protective respiratory hood (or gas mask), a traffic signal, and a hair-straightening preparation.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2569-garrett-augustus-morgan-sr-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/garrett-augustus-morgan-sr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor. His most notable inventions included a type of protective respiratory hood (or gas mask), a traffic signal, and a hair-straightening preparation.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2569-garrett-augustus-morgan-sr-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Luther Vandross2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2552-luther-vandross-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/luther-vandross.jpg" alt=""></p><p>During his career, Vandross sold over 25 million records and received eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2552-luther-vandross-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/luther-vandross.jpg" alt=""></p><p>During his career, Vandross sold over 25 million records and received eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2552-luther-vandross-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Jimi Hendrix2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2555-jimi-hendrix-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/jimi-hendrix.jpg" alt=""></p><p>His mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history, and one of the most celebrated musicians.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2555-jimi-hendrix-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/jimi-hendrix.jpg" alt=""></p><p>His mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history, and one of the most celebrated musicians.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/michael-jackson" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Lenny Kravitz2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2560-lenny-kravitz-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/lenny-kravitz.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and most consecutive wins in one category.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2560-lenny-kravitz-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/lenny-kravitz.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and most consecutive wins in one category.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2560-lenny-kravitz-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Flip Wilson2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2565-flip-wilson-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/flip-wilson.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Flip Wilson was an African American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards. In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on their cover and named him "TV's first black superstar".</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2565-flip-wilson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/flip-wilson.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Flip Wilson was an African American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards. In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on their cover and named him "TV's first black superstar".</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2565-flip-wilson-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Marc B Auguste Sr.2019-03-08T08:00:00+00:002019-03-08T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2568-marc-b-auguste-sr-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/marc-b-auguste-sr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Marc B Auguste Sr. a Haitian born inventor, who before retiring as director of the Multimedia department at the Thetford-Mines College, obtained a Bachelor of Arts and general mechanics in Port of Prince, Haiti, received a teaching certificate in Paris, immigrated to the US where he studied at the RCA institute of technology in New York before accepting a position teaching electronics at the Technology College in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the late 1960's.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2568-marc-b-auguste-sr-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/marc-b-auguste-sr.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Marc B Auguste Sr. a Haitian born inventor, who before retiring as director of the Multimedia department at the Thetford-Mines College, obtained a Bachelor of Arts and general mechanics in Port of Prince, Haiti, received a teaching certificate in Paris, immigrated to the US where he studied at the RCA institute of technology in New York before accepting a position teaching electronics at the Technology College in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the late 1960's.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2568-marc-b-auguste-sr-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Al Jarreau2019-03-07T16:00:00+00:002019-03-07T16:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2589-al-jarreau-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/al-jarreau.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Al Jarreau's skills were based in jazz and his albums found him just as adept at interpreting folk, R&B, pop, and funk. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2589-al-jarreau-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/al-jarreau.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Al Jarreau's skills were based in jazz and his albums found him just as adept at interpreting folk, R&B, pop, and funk. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2589-al-jarreau-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>B.B. King2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2538-b-b-king-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/b-b-king.jpg" alt=""></p><p>King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time and on Rolling Stone 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2538-b-b-king-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/b-b-king.jpg" alt=""></p><p>King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time and on Rolling Stone 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2538-b-b-king-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Akon2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2541-akon-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/akon.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world, both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2541-akon-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/akon.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world, both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2562-bayard-rustin-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/bayard-rustin.jpg" alt=""></p><p>President Obama has announced that Bayard Rustin will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. To read the full text of the President’s announcement, click here.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2562-bayard-rustin-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Emperor Mansa Musa I - Richest Man in History2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/emperor-mansa-musa-i-complete-guide-bookDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/emperor-mansa-musa-i.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Mansa Musa I – Net Worth $400 Billion, an African king from the late 13th century, is considered the richest person to ever lived. Above the noted Sam Walton, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates <em><strong>combined </strong></em>wealth.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/emperor-mansa-musa-i-complete-guide-book" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/emperor-mansa-musa-i.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Mansa Musa I – Net Worth $400 Billion, an African king from the late 13th century, is considered the richest person to ever lived. Above the noted Sam Walton, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates <em><strong>combined </strong></em>wealth.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/emperor-mansa-musa-i-complete-guide-book" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Aloe Blacc2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2535-aloe-blacc-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/aloe-blacc.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Blacc is actively involved in Malaria No More. The charity's mission is to end malaria deaths, through "engaging leaders, rallying the public, and delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa."</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2535-aloe-blacc-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/aloe-blacc.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Blacc is actively involved in Malaria No More. The charity's mission is to end malaria deaths, through "engaging leaders, rallying the public, and delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa."</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2535-aloe-blacc-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Al Green2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2540-al-green-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/al-green.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Green was included in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, ranking at No. 66. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame referred to him as being one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2540-al-green-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/al-green.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Green was included in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, ranking at No. 66. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame referred to him as being one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2540-al-green-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Colin Powell2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2574-colin-powell-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/colin-powell.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Colin Luther Powell (pron.: /ˈkoʊlɨn/; born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2574-colin-powell-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/colin-powell.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Colin Luther Powell (pron.: /ˈkoʊlɨn/; born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2574-colin-powell-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Barry White2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2553-barry-white-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/barry-white.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He was known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image with worldwide records sales, and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2553-barry-white-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/barry-white.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He was known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image with worldwide records sales, and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2553-barry-white-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Chris Brown2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2527-chris-brown-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/chris-brown.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Throughout his career, Brown has won numerous awards, including two NAACP Image Awards, three American Music Awards and nine BET Awards.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2527-chris-brown-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/chris-brown.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Throughout his career, Brown has won numerous awards, including two NAACP Image Awards, three American Music Awards and nine BET Awards.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2527-chris-brown-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Bob Marley2019-03-07T08:00:00+00:002019-03-07T08:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2545-bob-marley-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/BobMarley.jpg" alt=""></p><p>A Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. He forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2545-bob-marley-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/BobMarley.jpg" alt=""></p><p>A Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. He forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2545-bob-marley-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Sheku Kanneh-Mason2018-06-03T14:00:00+00:002018-06-03T14:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2591-sheku-kanneh-mason-biography-guideDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/sheku-kanneh-mason.jpg" alt=""></p><p>The British cellist was the first black musician to win the BBC's Young Musician of the Year since its launch 38 years earlier. On May 19, 2018, Kanneh-Mason performed as part of the musical selections for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2591-sheku-kanneh-mason-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/sheku-kanneh-mason.jpg" alt=""></p><p>The British cellist was the first black musician to win the BBC's Young Musician of the Year since its launch 38 years earlier. On May 19, 2018, Kanneh-Mason performed as part of the musical selections for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2591-sheku-kanneh-mason-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Barack Hussein Obama II2018-06-02T07:00:00+00:002018-06-02T07:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/president-barack-obamaDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/president-barack-obama.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office.</p>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2526-jason-derulo-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/famous-people/jason-derulo.jpg" alt=""></p><p>He spent six weeks promoting the album in his appearances as one of the opening acts for Lady Gaga's 2009–2010 The Monster Ball Tour.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/2526-jason-derulo-biography-guide" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p>Robby Novak as Kid President2015-04-13T14:00:00+00:002015-04-13T14:00:00+00:00https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/841-robby-novak-as-the-kid-presidentDigital Support<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/notable-news/kid-president.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Kid President says, "Love changes everything. So fill the world with it."</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jones-massey.com/index.php/en/famous-people-history/famous-men-articles/841-robby-novak-as-the-kid-president" rel="noopener">Read More …</a></p><p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/vintage/notable-news/kid-president.jpg" alt=""></p><p>Kid President says, "Love changes everything. So fill the world with it."</p>
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