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Influential/Talented Black Men and Masculine Nonbinary People of the Sun Signs
Aries:
- Keegan-Michael Key (March 22)
- Brian Tyree Henry (March 31)
- Booker T. Washington (April 5)
- Pharrell Williams (April 5)
- Sterling K. Brown (April 5)
- Montero “Lil Nas X” Hill (April 9)
- Tyler Mitchell (April 12)
- Martin Lawrence (April 16)
- Aliaune “Akon” Thiam (April 16)
- Chancelor “Chance the Rapper” Bennett (April 16)
Taurus:
- Frederick “August Wilson” Kittel, Jr. (April 27)
- Edward “Duke” Ellington (April 29)
- Shameik Moore (May 4)
- Stevland “Stevie Wonder” Morris (May 13)
- Malcolm X (May 19)
- Trevor “Busta Rhymes” Smith Jr. (May 20)
Gemini:
- Ryan Coogler (May 23)
- Steve Lacy (May 23)
- André “3000” Benjamin (May 27)
- Cameron Boyce (May 28)
- Aaron McGruder (May 29)
- Morgan Freeman (June 1)
- Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7)
- Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown (June 7)
- O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson (June 15)
- Tupac “Makaveli” Shakur (June 16)
- James Weldon Johnson (June 17)
- Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (June 17)
Cancer:
- Donald Faison (June 22)
- Ricardo “6lack” Valentine (June 24)
- Paul Lawrence Dunbar (June 27)
- Mike Tyson (June 30)
- Thurgood Marshall (July 2)
- Vince Staples (July 2)
- Alex R. Hibbert (July 4)
- Jaden Smith (July 8)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor (July 10)
Leo:
- Marlon Wayans (July 23)
- Korey Wise (July 26)
- Laurence Fishburne (July 30)
- Terry Crews (July 30)
- Wesley Snipes (July 31)
- Symere “Lil Uzi Vert” Woods (July 31)
- Artis “Coolio” Ivey Jr. (August 1)
- James Baldwin (August 2)
- Louis Armstrong (August 4)
- Barack Obama (August 4)
- Alex Haley (August 11)
- Lakeith Stanfield (August 12)
- Anthony Anderson (August 15)
- Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom (August 15)
- Usian Bolt (August 21)
Virgo:
- David “Dave” Chapelle (August 24)
- Lewis Latimer (September 4)
- Richard Wright (September 4)
- Idris Elba (September 6)
- Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges (September 11)
- Festus “Claude” McKay (September 15)
- Christopher “Brent Faiyaz” Wood (September 19)
- Billy Porter (September 21)
- Ray Charles Robinson (September 23)
- Anthony Mackie (September 23)
Libra:
- Will Smith (September 25)
- Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover (September 26)
- Benjamin “Ben” King (September 28)
- Ta-Nehisi Coates (September 30)
- Nat Turner (October 2)
- Rakim “A$AP Rocky” Mayers (October 3)
- Amiri Baraka (October 7)
- Nick Cannon (October 8)
- Jharrel Jerome (October 9)
- Caleb McLaughlin (October 13)
- Usher Raymond IV (October 14)
- Andre Johnson (October 16)
- Tarell Alvin McCraney (October 17)
- Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. (October 20)
- Asante Blackk (October 20)
- Shéyaa “21 Savage” Abraham-Jospeh (October 22)
Scorpio:
- Ashton Sanders (October 24)
- Craig Robinson (October 25)
- Dallas Young (October 25)
- Frank Ocean (October 28)
- Cornell “Nelly” Haynes, Jr. (November 2)
- Colin Kaepernick (November 3)
- Earl “E-40” Stevens (November 15)
- Bobby Ray “B.o.B.” Simmons Jr. (November 15)
- Michael “Mike” Epps (November 18)
Sagittarius:
- DeRon Horton (November 25)
- Jimi Hendrix (November 27)
- Donald Cheadle Jr. (November 29)
- Chadwick Boseman (November 29)
- Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter (December 4)
- Jamie Foxx (December 13)
- Samuel L. Jackson (December 21)
Capricorn:
- Devonté “Blood Orange” Hynes (December 23)
- Cabell “Cab” Calloway III (December 25)
- Jaleel White (December 27)
- Denzel Washington (December 28)
- John Legend (December 28)
- Miles Brown (December 28)
- André Holland (December 28)
- John Singleton (January 6)
- Marcus Scribner (January 7)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15)
- James Earl Jones (January 17)
- Muhammad Ali (January 17)
- Shawn Wayans (January 19)
Aquarius:
- Jermaine “J.” Cole (January 28)
- Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi (January 30)
- Jack “Jackie” Robinson (January 31)
- Langston Hughes (February 1)
- Antwon “Big Boi” Patton (February 1)
- Robert “Bob” Marley (February 6)
- Brandon “Anderson .Paak” Anderson (February 8)
- Trevante Rhodes (February 10)
- Khalid Robinson (February 11)
- Frederick Douglass (February 14)
- LeVar Burton (February 16)
- Mahershala Ali (February 16)
- Michael Jordan (February 17)
- Andre “Dr. Dre” Young (February 18)
Pisces:
- William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr. (February 19)
- Trevor Noah (February 20)
- Jordan Peele (February 21)
- Tituss Burgess (February 21)
- W.E.B. Du Bois (February 23)
- Ralph Ellison (March 1)
- Demetrius Harmon (March 1)
- Robert “Bobby” McFerrin, Jr. (March 11)
- Lonnie “Common” Lynn (March 13)
- Quincy Jones (March 14)
- Wardell “Steph” Curry (March 14)
- John Adegboyega (March 17)
- Shelton “Spike” Lee (March 20)
Black History Month 2017: Donald Galloway, Disabled Social Worker Who Fought for Inclusion
Image of two disabled men strolling and rolling down an outdoor pathway. Man on the left is Donald Galloway, tall Black man with an afro with a guide dog by his side. Man on the right is Ed Roberts, white man who is in a wheelchair. Both men are facing the direction of the camera while in mid-stroll/roll. Photo credit: Ken Okuno.
For my last feature for Black History Month, I will spotlight…
Black History Month 2017: Brad Lomax, Disabled Black Panther
Image of 2 Black men outside wearing suits. Brad is on the left in his wheelchair and Greg is on the right crouching down. Both men are smiling for the camera.
One Black disabled advocate from the past I have enjoyed writing about is Brad Lomax, who was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP). One of the reasons Brad’s story and involvement resonates with me is because of him confirming his…
Black History Month 2017: Remembering Joyce Jackson, Black, Disabled, & Phenomenal
Image of Joyce shown smiling, walking down the wide sidewalk in an Oct 20 t-shirt, with a large crowd of people with balloons and signs behind her. She is holding up the right side of a big banner that says “FULL RIGHTS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE — IMPLEMENT 504.”
For Black History Month 2017, I will feature the names, faces, and voices of Black disabled people who were a part of the influential…
Online Disability Advocacy & Social Work: Survey Participation Needed!
On Thursday, October 13th, I will be hosting my first Twitter chat as a #MacroSW partner. I was invited to be a partner for MacroSW(Macro Social Work) over the summer. Macro social work focuses on “big systems” – advocacy, community building, politics, policy, etc., and how those systems affect how we engage with our communities and how we interact with those systems. Though I love micro…
