All of these U.S. Black Heritage Project Notables, born in the month of August, need to be connected to the Global Family Tree. Can you help by adding profiles of family members until a connection to the Global Tree is made?
The current tree size and CC7* as of 23 July are shown for each profile. During the month of August we will update the tree sizes weekly for those still unconnected so we can all see any progress made. Even if a connection is not made, adding even a single profile to a family is helpful and appreciated!
The ten notables selected for this month, in order of their birthdays, are: (tree updates as of 6 Aug2023)
- 5 Aug: Ja’Net Dubois, sitcom “Good Times” actress and singer, CC7: 1 19, tree: 2 8
- 9 Aug: Annie Malone, businesswoman, inventor, CC7: 29 34, tree: 30
- 14 Aug: Magic Johnson, basketball superstar, CC7: 1 100, tree: 2 15
- 14 Aug: Ethel Payne, “First Lady of the Black Press”, CC7: 2 49, tree: 3 19
- 15 Aug: Biddie Mason, nurse, philanthropist, church founder, CC7: 1 25, tree: 2 11
- 21 Aug: Count Basie, bandleader, composer, CC7: 46 57 , tree: 47 48
- 29 Aug: Otis Boykin, electronics inventor, CC7: 14 46, tree: 13 45
If you want to add family to a living Notable, please create the family profile first and send me a request to link the two profiles.
As always, please add the {{African-American Sticker}} to any profiles of African-American people, and if you add photographs, make sure they're in the public domain.
For more unconnected USBH Notables profiles, and up-to-date links to this post and the current USBH Connection Challenge, check out the US Black Heritage Connectors Page.
*Tree sizes do not include private profiles or profiles connected thru the private profile. CC7 does include private profiles, but may not include all profiles in large or extended trees.
