Tweet Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Ben Elms, Jr. March 24, 2016 Ben Elms, Jr. was born on October 17, 1938 in Bonita, Louisiana, the sixth of nine children born to the union of Annie Pearl (Davis) and Ben Elms, Sr. We would all affectionately call him “Junior”. Tweet Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Related Articles:W.S. BanksThis Week In Black HistoryAnnie Mae ClarkeLegendary black educator John S. Davis, Jr. diesThis Week In Black History - December 5, 2024This Week In Black History - December 7, 2023