Gilman David brooks growing up as an only child then living with his Aunt & Uncle. The Black Experience

Vernon Joseph Baker (December 17, 1919 – July 13, 2010) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on April 5 – 6, 1945, near Viareggio, Italy. For more information about The Black Experience visit: https://www.theblackexperience.us/

Sumter Johnson on growing up in South Carolina and Philadelphia. For more information about The Black Experience visit: https://www.theblackexperience.us/

Excerpt of being in Rome 1961: Adrienne Kennedy was born September 13, 193. She is an American playwright, best known for Funnyhouse of a Negro, which premiered in 1964 and won an Obie Award. Kennedy has been contributing to American Theater since the early 1960s, influencing generations of playwrights with her haunting, fragmentary lyrical dramas. 🔔 Subscribe for more inspirational stories to come 🔔 WATCH NEXT: * The Black Experience with Adam P. Kennedy - https://youtu.be/XPq3TxJRnX8 * Mahalia Jackson: The Queen’s Gospel - https://youtu.be/KnUx-wOiZQg * Althea Gibson: An Unmatched Pioneer - https://youtu.be/6YFGUwOp7os * Mae Jemison’s Astronomical Endeavor - https://youtu.be/TuppQRqxUB4 * The Black Experience For All - https://youtu.be/0BE8JIVRxZs MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvTkUjKi2ffAmqlx85m343w/join DONATE: https://www.classy.org/give/318838/#!/donation/checkout EMAIL: https://www.theblackexperience.us/contact WEBSITE: https://www.theblackexperience.us/​

Excerpt of Dr. Joseph Kennedy on Jobs. He was born in Franklin, Ohio, September 12, 1926. Kennedy was the second black American to get a PhD in social psychology from Columbia University in 1958. Because of his parents’ teachings on Africa he developed a deep interest, traveling there with his own family in the early 1960s. He was the first black American to be Peace Corps Director for the East Asia and Pacific Region. In 1971, he co-founded Africare, a leading non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to improving the quality of life of the people in Africa and strengthening relations between American blacks and Africans. He has traveled to over 100 countries. For more information about The Black Experience visit: https://www.theblackexperience.us/

John J Nicols on growing up in Denver Colorado, and meeting his half brother. For more information about The Black Experience visit: https://www.theblackexperience.us/

Charles McGee on growing up in Cleveland, Ohio and Illinois. For more information about The Black Experience visit: https://www.theblackexperience.us/

Excerpt on growing up in Chicago: Ethel Payne was born August 14, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois. Payne was an African-American journalist. Known as the "First Lady of the Black Press", she was a columnist, lecturer, and freelance writer. She combined advocacy with journalism as she reported on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, and was known for asking questions others dared not ask. 🔔 Subscribe for more inspirational stories to come 🔔 WATCH NEXT: * The Black Experience with Adam P. Kennedy - https://youtu.be/XPq3TxJRnX8 * Mahalia Jackson: The Queen’s Gospel - https://youtu.be/KnUx-wOiZQg * Althea Gibson: An Unmatched Pioneer - https://youtu.be/6YFGUwOp7os * Mae Jemison’s Astronomical Endeavor - https://youtu.be/TuppQRqxUB4 * Adrienne Kennedy on Rome in 1961 - https://youtu.be/2Xr0E_cCQl4 MEMBERSHIP: https://www.theblackexperience.us/subscribed DONATE: https://www.classy.org/give/318838/#!/donation/checkout EMAIL: https://www.theblackexperience.us/contact WEBSITE: https://www.theblackexperience.us/​