We are highlighting examples of Black excellence throughout the year! Feel free to send suggestions to Rachel at rstoler@frcog.org.
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Black Excellence: Kevin Beasley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Beasley Kevin Beasley (born 1985 Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American artist working in sculpture, performance art, and sound installation. He is one of two winners of the 2023 Heinz Awards for the Arts.
Black Excellence: Tyra Hughley Smith
https://thetravelingesquire.com/meet-tyra/
Black Excellence: Charles Gayle
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/08/1198248630/charles-gayle-saxophonist-obit Charles Gayle, the fierce saxophonist who created his own path, has died at 84
Black Excellence: W. Kamau Bell
https://www.wkamaubell.com/about W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian, director, producer, and dad. For seven seasons, he was the host and executive producer of the five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN docuseries United Shades of America.
Black Excellence: John Chiti
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/09/10/1198675534/a-new-netflix-film-follows-a-boy-growing-up-with-albinism-in-zambia He’s a singer, a cop and the inspiration for a Netflix film about albinism in Africa
Black Excellence: General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr. Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general who serves as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force. He was confirmed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/20/23.
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Black Excellence: Zadie Smith
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197604421/zadie-smith-the-fraud In ‘The Fraud,’ Zadie Smith seeks to ‘do absolute justice to the truth’
Black Excellence: Missy Elliott
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195579648/missy-elliot-supa-dupa-fly?ft=nprml&f=1106 Missy Elliott made hip-hop ‘Supa Dupa Fly’
Black Excellence: Undra Duncan
https://citylifestyle.com/tulsa-ok/articles/beauty/step-into-the-world-of-undra-duncan If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a stunning, successful, high-fashion designer in New York, now is your chance for a glimpse. Undra Duncan, fashion designer and founder of Undra Celeste New York, shares a little bit of her world with us in her blog. Here are…
Black Excellence: Devin McCourty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_McCourty Devin McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Black Excellence: Porsha Olayiwola
https://www.porshaolayiwola.com/bio Porsha Olayiwola is a native of Chicago who writes, lives and loves in Boston. Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas.
Black Excellence: Dawn Staley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970)[1] is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Black Excellence: Ruben Flowers Sr. and Ruben Flowers Jr.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/family-affair-air-southwest-pilot-son-recreate-cockpit-photo-29-years-later/PG244FTHN5EEBDWCNVY23WDZAM/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0xnOebAG77CKtI6vLEoOOr7JykRf_-P8lODu7wN6jwIdoyL6lsaG0nCDk Family affair in the air: Southwest pilot, son recreate cockpit photo 29 years later
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Black Excellence: Bobbi Humphrey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Humphrey Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer.
Black Excellence: “Louder Than a Riot”
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/21/1194600651/louder-than-a-riot-hip-hop-sidney-madden-rodney-carmichael?ft=nprml&f=1106 ‘Louder Than A Riot’ reckons with hip-hop’s past and looks to a more inclusive future
Black Excellence: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
https://usun.usmission.gov/our-leaders/our-ambassador/ Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations as well as the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations on January 20, 2021.
Black Excellence: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/26/1195662267/ai-is-biased-the-white-house-is-working-with-hackers-to-try-to-fix-that?ft=nprml&f=1014 AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that
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Black Excellence: Rhiannon Giddens
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194562265/artist-rhiannon-giddens-youre-the-one?ft=nprml&f=1106 Rhiannon Giddens is searching for a ‘little bit of joy to bounce into’
Black Excellence: Laulauga Tausaga-Collins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laulauga_Tausaga Laulauga Tausaga-Collins (born 22 May 1998 in Hawaii) is an American discus thrower.
Black Excellence: Awadagin Pratt
https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2023/08/25/1195487418/after-12-years-pianist-awadagin-pratt-rediscovers-his-sweet-spot?ft=nprml&f=1104 After 12 years, pianist Awadagin Pratt rediscovers his sweet spot
Black Excellence: Noname
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1196323309/noname-sundial-review Noname’s ‘Sundial’ pursues a hip-hop revolution
Black Excellence: Nathan Louis Jackson
https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-08-26/kansas-city-playwright-nathan-louis-jackson-who-got-to-the-real-stuff-dies-at-44 Kansas City playwright Nathan Louis Jackson, who got to ‘the real stuff,’ dies at 44
Black Excellence: Isata Kanneh-Mason
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isata_Kanneh-Mason Isata Kanneh-Mason /ˈaɪsətəˌkɑnɛˈmeɪsən/[1] (born May 1996) is a British pianist.
Black Excellence: Black Tech Street
https://www.blacktechstreet.com/ Rebirthing Black Wall Street as the World’s premiere Black Innovation Economy
Black Excellence: Sha’Carri Richardson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha%27Carri_Richardson Sha’Carri Richardson (/ʃəˈkɛri/shə-KERR-ee;[1] born March 25, 2000[2]) is an American track and fieldsprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters races.
Black Excellence: Sasheer Zamata
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195715525/sasheer-zamatas-new-special-is-an-ode-to-women-mental-health-and-witches Sasheer Zamata’s new special is an ode to women, mental health and witches.
Black Excellence: Bolaji Badejo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolaji_Badejo Bolaji Badejo (Listeni) (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was a Nigerian visual artist[1] and actor. He was known for playing the Alien in Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien.[2]
Black Excellence: Jesmyn Ward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesmyn_Ward Jesmyn Ward (born April 1, 1977)[1] is an American novelist and a Professor of English at Tulane University, where she holds the Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities.[2]
Black Excellence: George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/george-chidi George Chidi is a journalist and consultant who writes at the Georgia-focused Peach Pundit team blog and serves on the city council of Pine Lake, Georgia (population 680, not counting geese).
Black Excellence: Dr. Barbara Stroud
https://www.drbarbarastroud.com/biography/ Barbara Stroud, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with over three decades worth of culturally informed clinical practice in early childhood development and mental health.
Black Excellence: Mary Wallace
https://www.thewonderwomenproject.org/blogs/news/mary-wallace-the-first-female-bus-driver-for-chicago-transit-authority-beginning-in-1974/
Black Excellence: Elmo Hope
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1193962841/an-elmo-hope-centennial-celebration-giving-a-jazz-piano-pioneer-his-due An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due
Black Excellence: Bessie Stringfield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Stringfield Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the “Motorcycle Queen of Miami”, was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for…
Black Excellence: Shane McCrae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_McCrae Shane McCrae (born September 22, 1975, Portland, Oregon)[1] is an American poet, and is currently Poetry Editor of Image.[2]
Black Excellence: Stephen Wiltshire
https://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/biography Stephen Wiltshire MBE, Hon.FSAI, Hon.FSSAA is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly. He was awarded an MBE for services to the art world in 2006. He studied Fine…
Black Excellence: Da’Vine Joy Randolph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%27Vine_Joy_Randolph Da’Vine Joy Randolph (born May 21, 1986)[1] is an American actress and singer. She first gained recognition as Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production of Ghost: The Musical (2012) for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
Black Excellence: DJ Casper
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/08/1192673130/dj-casper-creator-of-the-iconic-and-ubiquitous-cha-cha-slide-has-died-at-58 DJ Casper, creator of the iconic and ubiquitous ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ has died at 58
Black Excellence: Auzerais Bellamy
https://www.foodboro.com/blog/meet-a-maker-auzerais-bellamy-blondery Auzerais Bellamy was a pastry chef for Michelin-starred restaurants before starting her blondie business, Blondery. Read on for her story!
Black Excellence: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9e_Fanonne_Jeffers Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (born 1967) is an American poet and novelist, and a professor of English at the University of Oklahoma.
Black Excellence: Clarence Avant
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/14/1193720263/clarence-avant?ft=nprml&f=1002 Clarence Avant, a major power broker in music, sports and politics, has died at 92
Black Excellence: 40+ Double Dutch Club
https://www.40plusdoubledutchclub.org/copy-of-about We are a group of women over the age of 40 who get together to take a break from “adulting” by jumping Double Dutch, hula hooping, playing hopscotch and Chinese rope!
Black Excellence: Mark Kenoly
https://www.kenolymusic.com/ KENOLY MUSIC is a Music School, Recording Studio and Music Label in the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose Bay Area.
Black Excellence: Rukaya Mumuni and Prossy Muyingo
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/16/1192554714/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-heroine-of-health-education-dedication-a-stealth-plan What does it take to be a heroine of health? Education, dedication … a stealth plan
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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…
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
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/03/1191872141/a-new-u-s-agency-is-a-response-to-the-fact-that-nobody-was-ready-for-the-pandemi 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
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1191914142/a-landmark-study-opens-a-new-possible-way-for-black-americans-to-trace-their-anc A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry
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Black Excellence: American Wheelman Racing
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/black-owned-race-team-sponsors-hip-hop-50-celebration-in-the-bronx-nyc-301894954.html?fbclid=IwAR2Xkr2F1VSXLU9KCVA4HL8laA5C9EA2epgzK_tvxqE6ndZFW1z7aZATeLo BLACK-OWNED RACE TEAM SPONSORS HIP HOP 50 CELEBRATION IN THE BRONX, NYC
Black Excellence: Charles Ogletree
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1192315392/charles-ogletree-harvard-law-professor-defense-attorney-dies 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 https://blackdoctor.org/bdotv/health-wellness-360/
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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
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Black Excellence: Lonnie G. Johnson
http://lonniejohnson.com/biography/ 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…
Black Excellence: Peter One
https://www.peteronemusic.com/about/#/ https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1189984754/peter-one-tiny-desk-concert One way we might understand the global Black diaspora is through the notion of arrival—the idea that Black folk in the Americas, in Africa, in Europe, and elsewhere, are and have been, in one way or another, always and already arriving. That is, they have moved or been…
Black Excellence: S. A. Cosby
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/25/1189276661/s-a-cosby-all-the-sinners-bleed-south-confederacy Crime writer S.A. Cosby loves the South — and is haunted by it
Black Excellence: Flock Together
https://www.flocktogether.world/ Flock Together started life as a birdwatching club in 2020 but has since evolved into leading the global outdoors movement, redefining how we see nature as a whole – far beyond birding.
Black Excellence: Hanif Abdurraqib
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/23/1189435741/why-this-poet-sees-grief-as-its-own-kind-of-spiritual-practice Why this poet sees grief as its own kind of spiritual practice
Black Excellence: Pearl Cleage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Cleage Pearl Cleage (December 7, 1948) (pronounced: “cleg”) is an African-American playwright, essayist, novelist, poet and political activist.[1][2]
Black Excellence: Naomi Girma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Girma Naomi Haile Girma (/ˈɡərmə/GER-mə;[7] born June 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.
Black Excellence: Josephine Wright
https://www.yahoo.com/news/want-left-alone-93-old-080503565.html ‘I want to be left alone’: 93-year-old Hilton Head Island woman is in a legal battle over her family’s land
Black Excellence: MC Sha-Rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha-Rock Sharon Green (born 1962[1]), also known as MCSha-Rock, is considered the “first female rapper” or emcee.[2]
Black Excellence: Flyana Boss
https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/flyana-boss-you-wish-tiktok-friendship-kanekalon Meet Flyana Boss, The BFF Rap Duo Sprinting To The Top
Black Excellence: Steven Horsford
https://horsford.house.gov/about/about-steven Representative Horsford is a proven champion for Nevada’s working families.
Black Excellence: Tamera McLaughlin
https://lifetime-little-women.fandom.com/wiki/Heather_%22Tamera%22_McLaughlin Tamera McLaughlin is a social media influencer. She has amassed over 501,000 followers on Instagram thanks to her professionally-taken photos, dance videos, and comedy videos. In Summer 2023, McLaughlin became the very first little person to walk the runway for Miami Swim Week.
Black Excellence: Jesse Jackson
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/14/1187864773/jesse-jackson-rainbow-push-retiring Jesse Jackson to retire as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH
Black Excellence: Michelle Buteau
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/14/1187870862/michelle-buteau-is-creating-the-empowering-tv-series-she-wanted-to-see-growing-u Michelle Buteau is creating the empowering TV series she wanted to see growing up
Black Excellence: Jubi Arriola-Headley
https://www.justjubi.com/about JUBI ARRIOLA-HEADLEY (he/him) is a Black homoflexible poet, storyteller, first-generation United Statesian and author of the poetry collection original kink (Sibling Rivalry Press), recipient of the 2021 Housatonic Book Award; his second collection, Bound, will be published by Persea Books in early 2024.
Black Excellence: Colson Whitehead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colson_Whitehead Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist.
Black Excellence: Veeze
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/10/1186710247/veeze-ganger-interview Veeze is just like us — except he’s one of the best rappers alive
Black Excellence: Pierre Kwenders
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187371408/pierre-kwenders-sings-about-love-in-all-of-his-languages Pierre Kwenders sings about love — in all of his languages
Black Excellence: DJ Cool Herc and 50 years of hip-hop
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186407223/50-years-ago-teenagers-partied-in-the-bronx-and-gave-rise-to-hip-hop 50 years ago, teenagers partied in the Bronx — and gave rise to hip-hop
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Black Excellence: Yacouba Sissoko
https://yacousiskora.com/meet-the-band/ Master kora player Yacouba Sissoko devotes his musical gift to expand the awareness of West African history and culture, spread the word of peace, and empower his listeners to take charge and realize their imagined futures. His performances have a magical effect on audiences as he skillfully transforms traditional…
Black Excellence: Yasmin Williams
https://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/biography Based in Alexandria, VA, Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and film composer. She has an unorthodox, modern style of guitar playing and utilizes various techniques including alternate tunings, percussive hits, and lap tapping in her music to great effect. Her “radiant sound and adventitious origins have made…
Black Excellence: Samuel Nalangira
https://www.samuelnalangira.com/ A native of Uganda, East Africa; Samuel Nalangira is a folk/world musician, dancer and choreographer who has been performing since his childhood and detaching since the age of 15. He has toured across Europe, United States, Canada, and Asia performing and leading workshops in schools, universities, festivals and community…
Black Excellence: International African American Museum
https://iaamuseum.org International African American Museum: To honor the untold storiesof the african american journey at one of our country’s most sacred sites.
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Black Excellence: Cheryl Dunye
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/08/1186387526/cheryl-dunye-the-watermelon-woman Some advice from filmmaker Cheryl Dunye: ‘Keep putting yourself out where you belong’
Black Excellence: Penumbra Theatre
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131062975/when-a-regional-theater-got-millions-to-remake-itself-it-focused-on-racial-heali When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing
Black Excellence: Starr Andrews
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_Andrews Starr Andrews (born June 23, 2001) is an American figure skater.
Black Excellence: Grace Bumbry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Bumbry Grace Melzia Bumbry (January 4, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles.
Black Excellence: Charles Burrell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Burrell_(musician) Charles Burrell (born October 4, 1920) is a classical and jazz bass player most prominently known for being the first African-American to be a member of a major American symphony (the Denver Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Colorado Symphony).
Black Excellence: Marcy Harriell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcy_Harriell https://www.oonaballoona.com/ Marcy Harriell is an American actress, singer and writer. She is also a sewist.
Black Excellence: Affirmative Action Ban: lessons from California
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185226895/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Here’s what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges
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Black Excellence: Christine King Farris
https://www.wabe.org/christine-king-farris-tenured-spelman-professor-and-sibling-to-mlk-has-died/ Christine King Farris, tenured Spelman professor and sibling to MLK, has died
Black Excellence: The Children’s Crusade
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179125099/birmingham-childrens-crusade-civil-rights-60th-anniversary 60 years since ‘The Children’s Crusade’ changed Birmingham and the nation
Black Excellence: Tim Story
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1180561750/the-blackening Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy ‘The Blackening’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Story
Black Excellence: Ciarán Short
https://honeysucklemag.com/author/ciaran-short/ Ciarán Short is a black artist and writer, born and raised in New York City. His work explores New York culture and tackles issues of race and masculinity.
Black Excellence: Trinity Thomas
https://www.gatorsports.com/story/sports/college/2023/06/27/trinity-thomas-florida-gymnastics-2023-24-student-coach/70361048007/ She’s back: Trinity Thomas announces return to UF gymnastics with new role
Black Excellence: Bright Black Candles
https://brightblackcandles.com/ At Bright Black, our goal is to pay tribute to Black greatness, one beautifully crafted candle at a time. We believe that handcrafting is a sacred process and we infuse every product with positive intentions. We settle for nothing short of Black excellence and strive to push the depths…
Black Excellence: Georgianna McKenny
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1181726312/student-podcast-challenge-2023-high-school-winner A teen shares what it’s like to be in school with no clean water
Black Excellence: Kenny Hamber
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-hamber-mn0001286949/biography Soul singer Kenny Hamber has been around a long time.
Black Excellence: Learotha Williams
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/04/1165058041/black-immigrants-nashville-tennessee Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible
Black Excellence: Brownsville In Violence Out
https://www.essence.com/news/community-police-brownsville-brooklyn/ This Black Working Class Community Policed Itself For 5 Days. Here’s How It Turned Out
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Black Excellence: Donna Isaacs, Waylon Breaux, Jubilee Justice
https://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk/2023-06-07/as-the-u-s-invests-more-in-climate-smart-ag-these-louisiana-farmers-could-serve-as-a-model As the US invests more in climate-smart ag, these Louisiana farmers could serve as a model
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Black Excellence: Crystal Rose
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1184139082/crystal-rose-came-mad-close-to-winning-the-tiny-desk-contest Crystal Rose came ‘Mad’ close to winning the Tiny Desk Contest
Black Excellence: Alex Harvey
https://www.legacylandmanagement.org/about Alexis Harvey is a Registered Professional Forester in Mississippi and Alabama, as well as a Wildlife Biologist.
Black Excellence: “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina”
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/03/01/pottery-exhibit-at-the-mfa-spins-a-tale-of-artistry-despite-the-odds Pottery exhibit at the MFA spins a tale of artistry despite the odds
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