#Chicago , #Illinois : 24y/o Elijah Okunola #missing since April 13. Elijah is a delivery driver frequently seen in the Hyde Park & Downtown/Loop areas.

He was last known to have been driving in the area of the 0-100 block of E. Pearson St.

Have you seen Elijah? #ElijahOkunola

Born 4/17 #DeeDeeDavis former actress, best known for her role as Bryana 'Babygirl' Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show, for which she won a Young Artist Award in 2004. She guest-starred in Strong Medicine, House, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

1971 Born 4/16 #Selena was a singer referred to as the 'Queen of Tejano Music', her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. She was shot dead by the president of her fan club on 3/31/1995

Born 4/16 #MartinLawrence actor and comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playing Maurice Warfield in What's Happening Now!!.

1930 Born 4/16 #Herbie Mann was a jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet, but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. He died 7/1/2003

1990 - Over 72,000 people gathered at London's #WembleyStadium for an anti-apartheid concert honoring #NelsonMandela . Mandela had recently been released from prison. MISS LONDON❤💛💚 QUEEN OF THE NORTH

1966 4/16 #PercySledge 's 'When A Man Loves A Woman' was released.

1929 Born 4/16 #Roy Hamilton was a singer with traditional #Black gospel feeling, he brought soul to Great American Songbook singing. Hamilton's greatest commercial success came from 1954 through 1961, when he was Epic Records' most prolific artist. He died 7/20/1969

#Germantown , #Tennessee : 15y/o Alexandria Chatman was last seen on April 12 in Germantown.

Have you seen Alexandria? #AlexandriaChatman

Francis Cardozo was born in South Carolina in 1837 to a formerly enslaved mother & a white Jewish father. He was a prize winning student at the University of Glasgow, twice elected to state office in South Carolina, an esteemed educator, & principal of an excellent school in DC.

'We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.' - Amilcar Cabral ❤️💚🖤

Born 4/15 #EvelynAshford retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.

1940 Born 4/15 #ClarenceSatchell was a member of #TheOhioPlayers , American funk and pop band from Dayton, Ohio, that put an indelible stamp on #Black  music from the urban Midwest in the 1970s. He died 12/30/1995

1940 Born 4/15 #WillieDavis played in #MLB and the Nippon Pro Baseball league as a center fielder from 1960 through 1979, most prominently as an integral member of the #LosAngelesDodgers teams that won three National League pennants and 2 World Series titles between 1963 and 1966

1894 Born 4/15 #BessieSmith was a blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the 'Empress of the Blues', she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. She died 9/26/1937

1969 - #ArchieBell ( #Drells ) was released from military service after a tour of Vietnam.

1989 4/15 In #SheffieldEngland , 96 people were killed and hundreds were injured at a soccer game at #HillsboroughStadium when a crowd surged into an overcrowded standing area. Ninety-four died on the day of the incident and two more later died from their injuries. MISS LONDON❤💛💚 QUEEN OF THE NORTH

1967 4/15 #RichardSpeck was found guilty of murdering eight student nurses.

1959 4/15 Cuban leader #FidelCastro began a U.S. goodwill tour.