Black Excellence: Denyce Graves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denyce_Graves
Denyce Graves (born March 7, 1964) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.
Black Excellence: Moïse Manoël-Florisse
https://76crimes.com/author/moise-manoel/
Moïse Manoël-Florisse, is an African-Caribbean online journalist keeping an eye on human rights abuses in French-speaking areas.
Black Excellence: Faith Ringgold
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/685930840/faith-ringgold-quilt-and-visual-artist-dies-at-93
Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African American experiences, has died. She was 93.
Black Excellence: Glenn Alexander II
https://www.glennalexanderii.com/biography
A versatile conductor, pianist, producer and arranger, Glenn Alexander II, is a rising star whose unique musicality spans multiple genres.
Black Excellence: Aimee Salmon
https://positivelyafricana.com/meet-aimee/
Aimee Salmon, the founder of Positively Africana, is a business owner, certified fitness instructor, college graduate, and advocate for mental well-being and education in the United States.
Black Excellence: Kat Riggins
Inspired by the variety and abundance of music in her parents’ collection, it makes sense that her own music is peppered with hints of it all. Make no mistake; however, Kat Riggins is undeniably a BLUES WOMAN! She travels the world with the sole mission of keeping the blues alive and thriving through her Blues Revival Movement.
Black Excellence: Percival Everett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Everett
Percival Everett (born December 22, 1956)[1] is an American writer[2] and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California.
He is best known for his novels Erasure (2001), I Am Not Sidney Poitier (2009), and The Trees (2021), which was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.
Erasure was adapted as the film American Fiction (2023), written and directed by Cord Jefferson, starring Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, and Leslie Uggams.