May 1, 1950: Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry (Annie Allen).
Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery) April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970: was a recording artist, known as a star singer forMotown Records, mostly for a series of duets with singerMarvin Gaye.
Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an actor and is best known for starring in the films Antwone Fisher, Miracle At St. Anna, Madea Goes To Jail, Notorious, and Sparkle.
April 15, 1896: Booker T. Washington receives an honorary Masters degree from Harvard University.
Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was a singer, actor, NFL player and was a graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia Law School.
