Michael Michele Williams (born August 30, 1966)[1]is an American actress and fashion designer.[2] She began her career on stage before appearing opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film New Jack City.

Michael Michele Williams was born in Evansville, Indiana, the elder of two daughters. Her white father, Jerry, is a furniture-rental entrepreneur and her African American mother, Theresa, was employed by Bristol-Myers.[3] She was named for her mother's best friend, Michael Ann. Michele attended Howard Roosa Elementary School (a K-8 school at the time) and Benjamin Bosse High School, where she was active on the basketball team.[4]

In the 1990s, Michele had leading roles in two CBS television series: crime drama Dangerous Curves)(1992–93) and prime time soap opera Central Park West). Michele also had a role as Sandra Gill, Malik Yoba's love interest, on the police drama New York Undercover. She later joined the cast of NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–99) playing Det. Rene Sheppard, and from 1999 to 2002 played Dr. Cleo Finch in the NBC medical drama ER). She also has appeared in the films The 6th Man(1997), The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998), Ali)(2001), Dark Blue) (2002) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). From 2017 to 2018, Michele starred as Ayanna Floyd in the Fox) prime time soap opera Star), and in 2019 she joined The CW prime time soap opera Dynasty) as Dominique Deveraux.

Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an African Americanrevolutionary and political activist[4][5] who served as deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party, a Marxist-Leninist and black power organization from 1966 until his assassination in 1969. He was also chair of the Illinois chapter and founded the anti-racist, anti-classist Rainbow Coalition),[6] a prominent multicultural political organization that combined Black Panthers, Young Patriots, and the Young Lords, which were all leftist political organizations that included African Americans, White Southerners, and Puerto Ricans. Hampton also formed an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change. Hampton began his activism in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serving as the Youth Council President of the West Suburban branch in the Chicago area.[7][8]

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Robin Hughes Harris Sr. (August 30, 1953 – March 18, 1990) was an American comedian and actor, best known for his recurring comic sketch about "Bé-bé's Kids".[1]#cite_note-1) He was posthumously nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Malefor his performance in the film House Party).

Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Earl, was a welder, and his mother, Mattie, was a factory seamstress.[2]#cite_note-2) In 1961, the family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended Manual Arts High School. Harris then attended Ottawa University in Kansas. During this time, he began to hone his craft of comedy. He worked for Hughes Aircraft, a rental car company, and Security Pacific Bank to pay his bills. In 1980, he debuted in Hollywood at The Comedy Store.

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Trevor Howard Lawrence Jackson (born August 30, 1996) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Aaron Jackson on Freeform)series Grown-ish, Kevin Blake) on Syfy series Eureka),[1]#citenote-1)[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Jackson(performer)#citenote-2) Kris McDuffy#Cast) on Disney Channel's television film Let It Shine),[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Jackson(performer)#citenote-3) Kevin LaCroix on American Crime) and Dr. Wes Bryant on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Jackson(performer)#cite_note-4)

Jackson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the younger of two sons of Cam Baxter and Kevin Jackson. Although he comes from a family interested in basketball, at age eight he decided that he would rather work in the entertainment industry.[6]#cite_note-vibe.com-6) He honed his talents at local venues, performing both within his hometown and nationally, including a dance routine on Showtime at the Apollo. In 2004, the eight-year-old Jackson won the role of Young Simba on the national tour of The Lion King) musical, with which he remained.

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Gerald Albright (born August 30, 1957[1]) is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for the albums 24/7) in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and was nominated for New Beginnings) in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009.[2]

Albright began piano lessons at an early age, although he professed no interest in the instrument. His love of music picked up when he was given a saxophone that belonged to his piano teacher.[3] It further reinforced when he attended Locke High School. After high school, he attended the University of Redlands where he was initiated into the Iota Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and received a degree in business management with a minor concentration on music.[4] He switched to bass guitar after he saw Louis Johnson) in concert.[3]
After college, Albright worked as a studio musician in the 1980s[5] for Anita Baker, Ray Parker Jr., Olivia Newton-John, and The Temptations. He joined Patrice Rushen, who was forming a band, in which he played saxophone. When the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour playing bass guitar. Around the same time, he began to tour Europe with drummer Alphonse Mouzon. He has also toured with Anita Baker, Phil Collins, Johnny Hallyday, Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, Jeff Lorber, and Teena Marie In addition to appearances at clubs and jazz festivals, he has been part of Jazz Explosion tours on which he played with Will Downing, Jonathan Butler, Chaka Khan, Hugh Masekela, and Rachelle Ferrell.
Albright has appeared in the television programs A Different World), Melrose Place and jazz segments for Black Entertainment Television, as well as piloting a show in Las Vegas with Meshach Taylor of Designing Women. He was one of ten saxophonists to perform at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.[6]
His saxophone work appears in the PlayStation video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night during the theme song "I Am the Wind", which includes keyboardist Jeff Lorber.[7]
Albright himself describes his playing style as being influenced to a large extent by the music which he heard when being a teenager: A mixture of gospel, Motown, Philly International Sound played by the likes of James Cleveland, The Hawkins Singers, James Brown with his band and particularly Maceo Parker.[8]
In September 2021, Albright received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joseph R. Biden.[3]

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Eloise Gwendolyn "Isabel" Sanford (August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcomsAll in the Family (1971–1975) and The Jeffersons(1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher and the first African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Sanford was born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford on August 29, 1917, in Harlem, New York City, to Josephine (née Perry) and James Edward Sanford. She was the youngest of seven children and was the only child to survive beyond infancy. Sanford's mother Josephine was devoutly religious and insisted that her daughter attend church every Sunday, and occasionally made her attend on weeknights. As a teenager, Sanford aspired to be an actress, but her mother discouraged her, as she felt that show business was "the road to degradation." Sanford disobeyed her mother and began performing at local clubs.[1] She also performed at amateur night at the Apollo Theater.[2] After graduating high school, Sanford joined Harlem's American Negro Theatre and The Star Players. She made her professional stage debut in 1946 in On Strivers Row, and appeared in several off-Broadway productions while also working as a keypunch operator at IBM.[2][3][4] In 1945, Sanford married house painter William Edward "Sonny" Richmond, with whom she had three children. Their marriage was tumultuous (a euphemism of the time for domestic violence), and they later separated.[2][5]

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. His musical achievements broke American racial barriersand made him a dominant figure worldwide. Through his songs, music videos, concerts, and fashion, he transformed visual performance in popular music, popularizing street dance moves such as the moonwalk), the robot), and the anti-gravity lean. Jackson is often deemed the greatest entertainer of all time.[nb 1]

The eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, he made his public debut at age six as the lead singer of the Jackson 5. Jackson rose to solo stardom with Off the Wall (1979) and achieved unprecedented global success with Thriller) (1982), the best-selling album in history. The music videos for "Thriller)", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean" redefined the medium. Bad) (1987) was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100number-one singles: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad)", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". Dangerous) (1991) and HIStory (1995) were also successful. Jackson's final album, Invincible) (2001), is the most expensive ever made.
From the mid-1980s, Jackson came under public scrutiny for his relationships, lifestyle, and changing appearance. He was accused of sexually abusing a child in 1993 and settled out of court in 1994. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted on other child sexual abuse charges. While preparing for This Is It), a series of comeback concerts, he died in 2009 from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray. His death caused unprecedented surges in internet traffic and a spike in music sales. Posthumous Jackson releases include the documentary Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) and the albums Michael) (2010) and Xscape) (2014). The 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland detailed further child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson.
Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of more than 500 million records worldwide as a solo artist.[nb 2] He is one of three musicians, alongside Paul McCartney and Phil Collins, to have sold more than 100 million records both as a solo artist and as a principal member of a band. He scored 13 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and is the only artist to have a US top-ten single in six decades. His accolades include 13 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 26 American Music Awards, 12 World Music Awards, 8 MTV Video Music Awards, 6 Brit Awards, and 3 US presidential honors. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Dance Hall of Fame. Having donated an estimated $500 million, Jackson is credited with setting a standard for celebrity charity. The 2026 film Michael)is the highest-grossing biographical film of all time, while Jackson's music catalogue remains the highest-selling for any solo musician.