Walter S. Blackburn (Feb. 21, 1938-Aug. 9, 2000). Walter Scott Blackburn was born on February 21, 1938, to Dr. Cleo W. Blackburn (a minister and civic leader) and Fannie Scott Blackburn. He grew… Read More »Walter S. Blackburn
Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell (Feb. 21, 1903-Oct. 7, 1962). Born in Syracuse, South Carolina, Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell arrived in Indianapolis at age three and was performing guitar professionally by his teens. In 1928, he… Read More »Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell
Rozelle Boyd (Apr. 24, 1931-July 21, 2022). Rozelle Boyd was born in Indianapolis. He attended segregated George Washington Carver School No. 87 and Crispus Attucks High School. He briefly attended Indiana Central… Read More »Rozelle Boyd
Webster Brewer (May 11, 1935-Jan. 12, 2022). Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Webster Brewer moved to Indianapolis with his parents, Margie Brodie Brewer and Marvin Brewer, when he was young. He and his… Read More »Webster Brewer
Robert Lee Brokenburr (Nov. 16, 1886-Mar. 24, 1974). Born in Phoebus, Virginia, and encouraged by his parents to get an education, Robert Brokenburr worked his way through Hampton Institute, graduating in 1906. He… Read More »Robert Lee Brokenburr
Amos C. Brown III (Dec.18, 1950-Nov. 6, 2015). A Chicago native, Amos Brown attended Northwestern University and majored in broadcasting. During his time at the school, he worked for the student-run radio station WNUR-FM.… Read More »Amos C. Brown III
Andrew J. Brown (Nov. 20, 1921-Aug. 2, 1996). Born in Duncan, Mississippi, Andrew J. Brown attended the historically Black Bishop College in Marshall, Texas, where he graduated with a degree in Baptist ministry. Brown… Read More »Andrew J. Brown
Emmett I. Brown Jr. (1918-Sept. 1959). Emmett Isom Brown Jr. was the son of Alberta S. and Emmett I. Brown Sr., a dentist and senior pastor at Martindale Avenue Church of Christ. Brown Jr.… Read More »Emmett I. Brown Jr.
Roger W. Brown (May 22, 1942-Mar. 4, 1997). Born into poverty in Brooklyn, New York, Brown gained fame at Wingate HIgh School, outdueling Connie Hawkins at Madison Square Garden in what many call… Read More »Roger W. Brown
Moses Broyles (ca. 1826-Aug. 31, 1882). Broyles was born an enslaved person near Centerville, Maryland, and sold to a master in Kentucky. In 1838 he became a Baptist preacher. Soon after his… Read More »Moses Broyles
