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
Black Excellence: Sheila Oliver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Oliver
Sheila Y. Oliver (July 14, 1952 – August 1, 2023) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023.
Black Excellence: Haitian Women’s World Cup team
https://theathletic.com/4685170/2023/07/21/haiti-womens-world-cup/
Haiti at the Women’s World Cup
Black Excellence: Lonnie G. Johnson
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Lonnie G. Johnson is a former Air Force and NASA engineer who invented the #1 top selling water toy of all time:The Super Soaker.
Black Excellence: Paula Kahumbu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Kahumbu
Paula Kahumbu is a wildlife conservationist and chief executive officer of WildlifeDirect. She is best known as a campaigner for elephants and wildlife, spearheading the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign, which was launched in 2014 with Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. She has recently in 2022 been appointed as the first National Geographical Explorer as a board of Trustees member[1] at the National Geographic Society.