Black Excellence: Eric B. & Rakim
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1191539348/eric-b-rakim-change-the-flow-of-rap-with-paid-in-full
Eric B. & Rakim change the flow of rap with ‘Paid in Full’
Black Excellence: Kiana Fitzgerald
https://www.kianafitz.com/p/about.html
Kiana Fitzgerald likes to do a lot of things, but most of her time is spent with music. She specializes in analyzing the art form as a journalist, podcaster, and on-air commentator. Additionally, she’s a cultural critic and a champion of Black culture. She moonlights as a personal essayist and DJ.
Black Excellence: Tanya S. Chutkan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_S._Chutkan
Tanya Sue Chutkan (born July 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-born American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Black Excellence: Delano Lewis
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191785363/delano-lewis-obituary
Former NPR President and U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis has died at 84
Black Excellence: John Nkengasong
A new U.S. agency is a response to the fact that nobody was ready for the pandemic
Black Excellence: Seafarers Yacht Club
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1191257504/seafarers-yacht-club-annapolis-maryland
When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge
Black Excellence: Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry
Black Excellence: American Wheelman Racing
BLACK-OWNED RACE TEAM SPONSORS HIP HOP 50 CELEBRATION IN THE BRONX, NYC
Black Excellence: Charles Ogletree
Noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree dies
Black Excellence: Dr. Oluwatoyin M (Falusi) Nwafor
https://www.schafoundation.org/executive.php?id=121
Prof Oluwatoyin Nwafor serves as the President, Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation