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“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar”. Proverbs‬ ‭30:5-6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

GOD’S WORD is the truth, the way, and the life. Many manipulate it to fit their lives or their convenience; in the end, they will be shown to be liars. GOD’S WORD is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Many try to modernize it; they will be made liars. GOD’S WORD is sharper than a two-edged sword; it cuts and divides everything that applies. GOD’S WORD is specifically for you. Many will use it to manipulate others; in the end, they will be proven liars. KNOW GOD’S WORD for yourself; stop treating it as secondhand information, a rumor, or a matter of fact. Knowledge is Power. Seek God FIRST, study His Word, pray, praise, worship, repent, listen, celebrate, meditate, observe, believe, ask, surrender, fellowship, forgive, give, and be grateful and obedient.

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Rayne Dakota Prescott (July 29, 1993) is a football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He ranks fourth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts and is fifth in the NFL’s all-time regular-season career passer rating.

Intended to serve as a backup in his rookie season, he became the Cowboys’ starting quarterback after starter Tony Romo was injured in the preseason. He went on to lead the Cowboys to the top seed of the National Football Conference and set several rookie quarterback records, earning him the Offensive Rookie of the Year. He has since led the Cowboys to three additional division titles and made three Pro Bowl appearances. He won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

He is the youngest of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott’s three children. He attended Haughton High School in Haughton, Louisiana, where he played football for the Buccaneers. As a senior, he completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,860 yards and 39 touchdowns. He rushed for 951 yards on 90 attempts with 17 touchdowns and led Haughton to become the 2010 District 1-AAAA Champions. A three-star recruit, he accepted a scholarship from Mississippi State over offers from Louisiana Tech, LSU, Memphis, Nicholls State, North Texas, and TCU.

He is a Christian. His brother Jace was an offensive lineman at Northwestern State. His mother died of colon cancer in November 2013. The Faith Fight Finish Foundation was established in her honor to help people deal with adversity. His brother Jace committed suicide in April 2020. He has a daughter. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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John Henry Crawford III (July 29, 1992 - August 5, 2014) was a man shot and killed by a police officer in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, while he was holding a BB gun that was for sale in the store. The shooting was captured on surveillance video and led to protests from groups including the NAACP and the BLM movement.

A grand jury declined to indict the two officers involved in criminal charges. The City of Beavercreek settled civil claims for wrongful death brought by his estate and family.

He picked up an unpackaged BB/pellet air rifle inside the store’s sporting goods section and continued shopping in the store. The customer, Ronald Ritchie, called 9-1-1 claiming that he had been pointing the gun at fellow customers. Security camera footage showed that he was talking on his cellphone and holding the BB gun as he shopped, but at no point did he aim the BB gun at anyone. After the security camera footage was released, Ritchie recanted the statement that led to the fatal shooting and stated, “At no point did he shoulder the rifle and point it at somebody”, while maintaining that he was “waving it around”. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #blm

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Haben Girma (July 29, 1988) is a disability rights advocate and the first deaf-blind graduate of Harvard Law School.

She lost her vision and hearing as a result of an unknown progressive condition beginning in early childhood. She retains 1% of her sight.

She benefited from civil rights laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act. She had access to technology, such as a digital Braille device, that her elder brother Mussie Gebre, who is deafblind, did not have in Eritrea. She graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland.

At the age of 15, she traveled to Mali to volunteer, building schools with buildOn.

She attended Lewis & Clark College, where she successfully advocated for her legal rights to accommodations in the school cafeteria. She graduated from Lewis & Clark magna cum laude. She became the first deafblind student to attend and graduate from Harvard Law School, earning her JD.

On July 20, 2015, she met with President Barack Obama at the White House to highlight the importance of accessible technology. She provided introductory remarks on the occasion, the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In April 2016, she left DRA to take up non-litigation advocacy full-time.

In June 2016, she gave a talk on accessible design at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.

In 2018, the Washington Post published an op-ed by her directed at the Texas State Board of Education, which had voted to remove Helen Keller from the social studies curriculum. The board reversed its decision.

In August 2019, she released a memoir, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Wanyá Jermaine Morris (July 29, 1973) is a singer known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men.

He sang in the school’s choir along with the members of Boyz II Men (called Unique Attraction), joined the group, and became a permanent member as a freshman. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Boyz II Men began climbing the music charts with songs such as “I’ll Make Love to You” (1994) and “Water Runs Dry” (1995). In 1996, the group released the single “One Sweet Day” with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are known for their vocal harmonies. Morris sings tenor vocals in the group. He appeared in the group Black Men United as he performed with Boyz II Men for the single “U Will Know”, which featured on Jason’s Lyric soundtrack. He tours with Boyz II Men as of 2023.

He was one of the celebrities who would compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold. They made it to the semifinals of the show and finished fourth overall.

Additional television and film appearances include: Happy on the Ground (2013), The Odd Couple (2016), and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2017), Hollywood Darlings (2017), To Tell the Truth (2017), Long Shot (2019), and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021).

He appeared in the Christmas special, A Very Boy Band Holiday. He performed during I Can See Your Voice.

He married Traci Nash (2002). They have six children together, including four sons in an R&B boy band called WanMor and two daughters. He married Amber Reyes (2019). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #omegapsiphi

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Monica Calhoun (July 29, 1971) is a film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the films Bagdad Cafe, The Players Club, The Salon, Love and Basketball, The Salon, The Best Man, and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in “Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love”. She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of Mia Morgan in The Best Man.

Born Lorine Monica Patrice Calhoun in Philadelphia, she was the first of two children born to Lorine W. Calhoun.

She co-starred with actor Flex Alexander in Where I Live and appeared in Pacific Station. She appeared in several sitcoms including The Wayans Bros., A Different World, and The Jamie Foxx Show. She portrayed Rebbie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream. She starred in Diary of a Single Mom, Seasons I, II, and III (2008–10). She appeared as Patricia Tresvant in The New Edition Story. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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General Richard Milo Clark (July 29, 1964) took command as top administrator of the Air Force Academy. Born in Frankfurt, he was one of six children in the blended family of former elementary schoolteacher Margo Hunter and stepfather Dr. Richard C. Hunter, who was once superintendent of schools in Baltimore and Richmond. A stellar high school athlete on the football and track teams, he began his cadet career at the Air Force Academy and was an outstanding lineman.

He finished the Academy with a BA in Operations Research. He graduated from the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, the National War College, the National Defense University, and the Naval War College. He studied security and foreign relations at Syracuse University and Harvard University. He earned an MS in Human Resource Management from Webster University, attended the weapons school at Ellsworth AFB, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Maryland.

He logged nearly 5,000 flight hours, starting with training planes. He flew 400 hours during the Iraq War and was given the Distinguished Flying Cross.

After command assignments at the Pentagon, at Air Force bases in the US, and service as director of the Joint Interagency Task Force-Iraq and the Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq, he returned to his alma mater as Commandant of Cadets. He was in charge of the Third Air Force. He returned to the Pentagon as deputy chief of staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration at Headquarters Air Force.

President Donald Trump nominated him to become superintendent of the Air Force Academy. He was the first African American to serve as the Academy’s chief and the first former Commandant of Cadets to return to lead the Academy. His many recognitions are the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Combat Action Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, and Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal. He is married to Amy and has a daughter. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Tidjane Thiam (July 29, 1962) who was co-CEO of Credit Suisse, was born one of seven children into a politically prominent family in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. His father, Amadou Anna Thiam, was a journalist and former cabinet member in the government of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and his mother, Marietou Sow, was the president’s niece. He was the first in his nation to pass the examination to enter the prestigious Polytechnic University, graduating as valedictorian from the National School of Mines in Paris and earning an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration.

He moved to DC to gain work experience through the World Bank-sponsored Young Professionals Program, then rejoined McKinsey & Co. in Paris. He served in the cabinets of two Ivorian presidents as an economic and infrastructure adviser, during which he successfully pushed for the privatization of public utilities and airports. He became a partner at McKinsey & Co. He worked at the British insurance company Aviva, where he rose to the position of CEO. He became CEO of another multinational British insurer, Prudential plc, becoming the first African to head a FTSE 100 company.

He resigned from Prudential plc to take the helm of Credit Suisse. He instituted a “radical three-year plan” to reorganize the firm, which led to his being named Banker of the Year by Euromoney magazine. A corporate spy scandal in which he was implicated led him to tender his resignation from Credit Suisse.

He launched New York-based Freedom Acquisition I, a special-purpose acquisition company, after raising $250 million in an IPO. He became executive chairman, and former Credit Suisse colleague Adam Gishen became CEO. They raised an additional $50 million for their SPAC's IPO.

He was chairman of the High-Level Infrastructure Investment Panel. He has advocated for sustainable development as a member of the African Progress Panel and was elected to the International Olympic Committee. Fluent in three languages and a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, he is a dual citizen of the Ivory Coast and France. He was married to Annette Anthony Thiam, and they had two sons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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JoAnne Blackmon Bland (July 29, 1953 - February 19, 2026) was a civil rights activist. She was the co-founder and former director of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. She was an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement from her earliest days and was the youngest person to be jailed during any civil rights demonstration. She grew up in Selma, where she was not allowed to enter certain stores and was only allowed to go in the library and movie theater on days labeled “colored.” Her mother died in a “white” hospital waiting for a transfusion of “Black blood.”Her grandmother encouraged her and her sister to march and become freedom fighters, even though her father disapproved, fearing for their lives. She became active in the movement when she was eight years old. She attended a meeting with the Dallas County Voters League with her grandmother.

In 1961, she attended a meeting on freedom and voter rights presided over by Martin Luther King Jr. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee members active in Selma organized local teenagers to participate in the movement, including marching on “Bloody Sunday” and “Turn Around Tuesday”. On “Bloody Sunday”, she witnessed fellow activists being beaten by the police and Alabama State Troopers. By the time she was 11 years old, she had been arrested and documented 13 times.

She served in the Army and graduated from the College of Staten Island, where she received a BA. She was a co-founder of the Voting Rights Museum. She created Journeys for the Soul. She took individuals of all age groups on a journey to the past. She taught the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle to achieve Voting Rights. She received the Robert O. Cooper Peace and Justice Fellowship. She made it her mission to teach future generations about the history of segregation. She was a keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at UW-Eau Claire. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Minister Dr. Bernard Lafayette (or LaFayette) Jr. (July 29, 1940 - March 5, 2026) was a civil rights activist and organizer who led the Civil Rights Movement. He played a leading role in organizing the early Selma Voting Rights Movement, was a member of the Nashville Student Movement, and worked closely with groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the American Friends Service Committee.

He was born and raised in Tampa. His parents were Bernard Lafayette Sr. and Verdell Lafayette. He was the eldest of eight children. By age 11, he worked odd jobs to earn more income. His jobs included cashiering, meat cutting, delivering produce, and collecting change at a coffee shop.

When he was seven years old, he headed downtown with his grandmother, Ma Foster, and they decided to catch a cable car. One of the segregation laws regarding cable cars was that Black people would pay at the front door and enter through the back door. When his grandmother paid the cable car driver, the driver started driving before they could board. He says this was one of the first instances when he realized he wanted to do something about how African Americans were being treated.

He married Kate Bulls Lafayette (1969). He had two children with his previous wife, Colia Liddell Lafayette. He was a loving father who never yelled at, was stern with, or even expressed anger towards his wife or his kids. He became an ordained preacher (and he attended American Baptist College.

He earned a BA from American Baptist Theological Seminary and his Ed.M. and Ed.D. from Harvard University.

He began to use nonviolent techniques as he became more exposed to the strong racial injustice of the South. In 1959, he, along with his friends Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis, all members of the Nashville Student Movement, led sit-ins, such as the 1960 Lunch Counter Sit-In, at restaurants and businesses that practiced segregation. He helped form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Dr. Betty Wright Harris (July 29, 1940) is recognized as a leading expert on explosives, environmental remediation, and hazardous waste treatment. She patented a simple, extremely sensitive spot test for detecting 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene. The federal Department of Homeland Security uses the test to screen for nitroaromatic explosives.

Born in rural northeastern Louisiana, she was the seventh of twelve children. Her parents, Legertha Thompson Wright and Henry Hudson “Jake” Wright, farmed land near the Ouachita River, first as tenants, then as owners.

She began college at the age of 16, receiving her BS in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Southern University. She earned an MS in Chemistry from Atlanta University. She taught chemistry and mathematics at Mississippi Valley State University and Southern University.

She accepted an offer to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She specialized in the study of explosives and nuclear weapons. While working at LANL, she continued her academic studies, completing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of New Mexico. The findings of her dissertation, “Reactions of 2-Aminopyridine with Picryl Halides,” were published in The Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry.

She invented the TATB spot test (US Patent 4,618,452). She established a summer program for promising high school students. She created a chemistry badge for the Girl Scouts and helped produce a CD-ROM titled Telling Our Stories: Women in Science for Mclean Media.

She worked at the US Department of Energy Office of Classification as a certified document reviewer. She held a “Q” clearance, which allowed her to see items with Restricted Data.

She is a member of the American Chemical Society. She is a member of Women in Science and Engineering and the American Society for the Advancement of Science. She served as President of the New Mexico Business and Professional Women’s Organization and received a governor’s award for Outstanding New Mexico Women. She married Alloyd A. Harris. The couple has adult children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Marian Lois Robinson (née Shields; July 29, 1937 – May 31, 2024) was the mother of Michelle Obama, former FLOTUS, and Craig Robinson, a basketball executive. She was the mother-in-law of President Barack Obama.

She was born in Chicago, the fourth of seven children born to Purnell Nathaniel Shields, a house painter and carpenter, and his wife Rebecca Jumper, a licensed practical nurse. Her mother’s grandfather, Dolphus T. Shields, was a descendant of slavery, with his mother enslaved and his white father the heir of the enslaver. He moved to Birmingham, where he established his carpentry and tool-sharpening business. His descendants moved to Chicago during the Great Migration.

She married Fraser Robinson III (1960). He died from multiple sclerosis.

She worked as a secretary for a mail-order retailer, the University of Chicago, and a bank. In the late 1960s, she lived with her family in a rented second-floor apartment of a brick bungalow on the South Side of Chicago that belonged to her aunt Robbie and her husband Terry. This is where she raised her two children. Michelle Obama, in her book Becoming, describes her mother’s strong attachment to her Chicago home and her commitment to raising her children as a stay-at-home mother. She resumed work as an executive assistant at a bank when Michelle started high school.

While Michelle and Barack Obama campaigned for his 2008 presidential candidacy, she supported her granddaughters, Malia and Sasha Obama. During Barack Obama’s presidency, she lived at the White House with the First Family. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Judge Corporal Horace Taliaferro Ward (July 29, 1927 – April 23, 2016) was a lawyer, state legislator, and judge in Georgia. He became known for his efforts to challenge the racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia School of Law. He was the first African American to serve as a US district judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

He was born in LaGrange, Georgia. He received an Artium BA from Morehouse College. He received an MA from Atlanta University. He received a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He was an instructor at the Arkansas AM&N College. He was an instructor at Alabama State College. He was in the Army from 1953 to 1955, attaining the rank of Corporal. He was an instructor at Alabama State College. He was a claims authorizer for the Social Security Administration in Chicago, Illinois. He was in private law practice in Atlanta. He was a deputy city attorney of Atlanta. He was an assistant county attorney of Fulton County, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate. He was a Judge of the Civil Court of Fulton County, Georgia. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia.

He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate and received his commission on December 6, 1979. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1993, serving in that status until his death.

He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen (July 29, 1923 – August 18, 2025) was a poet, playwright, cultural activist, museum curator, and classicist.

Born in Chester, South Carolina, she was African American and had indigenous heritage. Her grandfather was Cherokee.

She was educated at the historic Brainerd Institute, where her parents and grandparents had been educated, and she grew up in a house across the street from the school. Her sister, Sarah Mildred Ayers Smith, was valedictorian of the class of 1937, whilst she graduated in 1939 as a member of the institution's final graduating class. She studied Latin and French and learned to play concert piano.

She studied at Barber-Scotia College and Bennett College. She received Honorary Doctorate degrees from Wilberforce University and her alma mater Bennett College.

She married dentist Andrew Arthur Allen Sr. in New York City, and they had four children: jazz trumpet musician Andrew Arthur “Tex” Allen Jr.; actress and dancer Debbie Allen; regional president of TD Bank Hugh Allen; and actress Phylicia Rashad. They divorced in 1954. She was known as “Ma Turk” by her family, and her daughter Debbie named her own daughter Vivian Nixon after her.

She attended high-profile Hollywood events with her daughters, including the unveiling of Debbie’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the 65th Academy Awards.

She was honored by the National Council of Negro Women for her “progressive thinking” and for the “positive image she projected” for Black women.

She became the founding director of the Brainerd Institute Heritage, supported by the Chester Historical Society, with the aim of both preserving the history of a school that helped shape her and commemorating the long struggle of Black Americans to provide their children with a good education.

She and her daughters received the Arts Honor from the Jack and Jill of America Foundation. Winthrop University awarded her a Medal of Honor.

Her poem “On Status” was performed in Def Poetry Jam. Solange Knowles sampled it on the song “S McGregor”. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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The Slocum Massacre occurred on July 29, 1910, in Slocum, Texas. The city was home to a thriving African American community, with several businesses and farms owned by African Americans.

The lynching of an African American man in Cherokee County sparked racial tensions in the area. A confrontation erupted, enraging Jim Spurger, a local white farmer, who became the primary agitator of the conflict that led to the massacre. Many newspapers and eyewitness accounts reported that Spurger instigated the events by claiming that African Americans had threatened him.

Driven by Spurger and other white vigilantes, an angry mob of heavily armed white men from all over Anderson County roamed throughout Slocum in groups. They fired guns at African American residents at will. African Americans fled as word spread from survivors of the carnage. Every newspaper portrayed African Americans as “armed instigators,” which was a gross mischaracterization.

Newspapers reported that the estimated death toll was 8 to 22 victims. African Americans stated that there was a minimum of 40 to upwards of 200 victims. Anderson County Sheriff stated that it was challenging to obtain the death toll because African American bodies were scattered all over the woods. Many residents fled the town during and after the massacre, leaving behind real estate property and other assets. White residents seized their property. Jack Hollie, a formerly enslaved man, lost his dairy, granary, general store, and 700 acres of land to white residents after he and his family fled the city.

Almost all of Slocum’s residents were subpoenaed to testify, and white men who refused were arrested. Spurger and at least fifteen other white men were arrested for the attacks. Spurger and six of the men were indicted on 22 counts of murder. They were never tried. The indictments received little attention when the judge moved the trial to Harris County, where the charges were dropped. None of the attackers were ever prosecuted.

Today, the city of Slocum reflects the relics of its history. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and the Harlem Detective series. In 1958, he won France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

He attended Ohio State University, where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity via the Kappa Chapter but was expelled for playing a prank. In late 1928, he was arrested and sentenced to jail and hard labor for 20 to 25 years for armed robbery and sent to Ohio Penitentiary. In prison, he wrote short stories and had them published in national magazines. He stated that writing in prison and being published were ways to earn respect from guards and fellow inmates, as well as to avoid violence.

His first stories appeared in 1931 in The Bronzeman and, starting in 1934, in Esquire. His story “To What Red Hell,” as well as his novel Cast the First Stone – later republished unabridged as Yesterday Will Make You Cry – dealt with the catastrophic prison fire he witnessed at the Ohio Penitentiary in 1930.

In 1934, he was transferred to London Prison Farm, and in April 1936, he was released on parole into his mother’s custody. He worked part-time jobs while continuing to write. He came into contact with Langston Hughes, who facilitated his contacts with the world of literature and publishing. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Pastor Grant Reynolds (July 29, 1908 - August 30, 2004) was a civic leader, civil rights activist, WWII chaplain, attorney, and educator. He was known as a leading force in ending segregation in the US Armed Forces.

He was born in Key West, Florida to Emma Flowers and Frank Reynolds. He attended Eden Theological Seminary and became the first African American to receive a B.Div. He became pastor at Mount Zion Congregational Temple in Cleveland and was ordained as a minister. He served as president of the local branch of the NAACP.

He became an Army Chaplain, serving at several bases. He resigned in protest of the brazen racism he had encountered during his service. He was appointed New York State Commissioner of Correction and enrolled in Columbia Law School. He ran against Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in Congress. He won the Republican nomination, but he was defeated in the final election.

He and A. Philip Randolph organized the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training. He acted as the committee’s national chairman, campaigning with Randolph to defeat a peacetime draft bill that failed to end racial discrimination. He and Randolph threatened to organize a campaign of civil disobedience in which African Americans would resist the draft law. Truman responded by signing Executive Order 9981, which mandated “equal treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.”

He became a private practicing attorney and moved to White Plains, where he was elected president of the local NAACP branch. He was appointed Counsel to the Chairman of the RNC. He served as the 21st Grand Basileus of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Opposing Barry Goldwater’s candidacy for president, he lost his position as Counsel. He continued to practice law in White Plains and taught as a professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

He was a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmapiphi #omegapsiphi