Author: Rachel Stoler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Tucker

Dara Tucker (Dara Starr Tucker) is an American singer, songwriter, social commentator and satirist.

Tucker has released four studio albums: All Right Now (2009), Soul Said Yes (2011)^[1] The Sun Season (2014), and Oklahoma Rain (2017), as well as a limited-release, live album, Dara Tucker Live in 2013. She was named Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the 2016 and 2017 Nashville Industry Music Awards.^[2] In 2017, the second single from Oklahoma Rain, “Radio”, was named Song of the Year at the Nashville Industry Music Awards. Oklahoma Rain won Jazz Album of the Year. Tucker has performed internationally with her ensemble since 2009. She appeared on the Tavis Smiley Show in 2015 and was the opening act for Gregory Porter in 2016. She won the silver medal in the American Traditions Vocal Competition in 2017.^[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Moore

Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and veteran, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/02/1242106502/beyonce-beatles-blackbird-little-rock-nine

Beyoncé’s recent cover of The Beatles classic “Blackbird” was especially profound to listeners who know that the song pays homage to the Little Rock Nine — a group of Black students who were at the center of the fight to desegregate public schools in the United States.

Her version, which is featured on her new album Cowboy Carter, was even more meaningful to one member of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1241589647/thandiswa-mazwai-tiny-desk-meets-globalfest-2024

Thandiswa Mazwai is one of post-apartheid South Africa’s most influential musicians. For nearly 30 years, she has championed a kind of dance music called Kwaito. The South African genre mixes a variety of rhythms and influences, including hip-hop, reggae, jazz and house music.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239835813/wales-first-black-leader-uk-europe-vaughan-gething

A Zambian-born lawyer has become the first Black head of government in Wales, in the United Kingdom — and in all of Europe.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1238810380/comedy-tiktok-cubicle-comedian-black-creator-corporate-america

They lampoon American corporate culture — and the internet is here for it

https://www.prismwork.com/news-and-insights/prismwork-co-founder-corey-jones-succeeds-lisen-stromberg-as-ceo

(Plano, Texas, January 20, 2024) PrismWork, a leadership and workplace transformation consultancy, announced today that co-founder Corey Jones will transition from the position of Chief Innovation Officer to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

https://www.sethembile-msezane.com/about

Sethembile Msezane was born in 1991 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. She was awarded a Masters in Fine Arts in 2017 from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, where she also completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2012.