Communities That Care Coalition
Promoting health, well-being, and equity among young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_Luse
Brittany Luse (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an American podcast host. In October 2022, she became the host of NPR‘s current events and culture podcast, It’s Been a Minute. She previously hosted the podcasts For Colored Nerds and The Nod, both about Black culture, and Sampler, about other podcasts. In 2020, The Nod was adapted as a short-form video streaming show on Quibi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleo_Laine
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927 – 24 July 2025) was an English singer and actress known for her scat singing.[1] She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Laine had popular success with singles such as “You’ll Answer To Me” and appeared in a range of musical theatre productions. She received a number of awards and honours including appointment as an OBE in 1979, and a Grammy in 1986; she became a dame in 1997.
Laine was born Clementine Dinah Bullock on 28 October 1927, in Southall, Middlesex, second of the three children of Sylvan Alexander Campbell and Minnie Blanche Bullock (née Hitchings), and was registered under the name Clementine Dinah Bullock.[2][3][4] Her father was a black Jamaican veteran of the First World War who worked as a building labourer and regularly busked.[5][6] Her mother was the child of white English parents from Wiltshire, both of whom had died some years before their daughter’s first marriage to a man named Bullock in 1913.[7]
The family moved constantly, but most of Laine’s childhood was spent in Southall. Her parents married in 1933,[8] but it was not until 1953, when she was 26 and applying for a passport for a forthcoming tour of Germany, that Laine found out her real birth name, owing to her parents not being married at the time and her mother registering her with the surname Bullock.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leikeli47
Leikeli47 (or Leikeli) is an American rapper[1] signed to RCA Records. In 2018, she released her second full-length album, Acrylic.[2] Until 2024, she was known for concealing her face with a bandana or balaclava at all performances and professional appearances.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waris_Dirie
Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye; born 21 October 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation. She has won numerous awards recognizing her work on eradicating FGM, including the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hawkins
Andrew Austin Wyatt Hawkins[1] (born March 10, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns and two seasons for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he was part of back-to-back Grey Cup Championships. He had signed with the New England Patriots in the 2017 offseason, but announced his retirement just days before training camp. He played college football for the Toledo Rockets from 2004 to 2007.
Dr. Marcia Faustin (BS ’07) vaults Team USA gymnastics to success
It was a moment that shocked the world. Simone Biles, widely regarded as one of the best gymnasts in Olympic history, withdrew from most of her planned events in the 2021 Tokyo Games due to a debilitating case of the “twisties,” a condition that made her lose sense of where her body was midair. A mere three years later, at the 2024 Paris Games, Biles awed the world, winning gold in vault, individual all-around, and team all-around, and silver on floor. In an Instagram post, Biles thanked Loyola University Chicago alumna Dr. Marcia Faustin (BS ’07) for “making sure I never gave up on my dreams.” The current co-head team physician for the U.S. gymnastics women’s national team might not do a triple-twisting double tuck on the mat, but she accomplished a feat as difficult as scoring a perfect 10—restoring the team’s physical and emotional health after years of devastating challenges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olawale_Sulaiman
Professor Olawale Sulaiman CON (born 1969/1970) is a Canadian and american-trained neurosurgeon, academician and physician executive of nigerian heritage.[1][2] He is the CEO and chief medical director of RNZ Global Ltd, a healthcare development, operations and management company he started in 2010.[3][4][5] He is also the chief medical officer of RNZ Clinic.
https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/remoshay-nelson-thunderbirds
United States Air Force Captain, Remoshay Nelson, a native of Douglasville, Georgia, has achieved the heights of her profession in the Air Force. She recently became the first Black American woman to become a member of the elite Air Force demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.
https://russbrown.com/meet-gevin-fax-a-fearless-spirit-in-the-motorcycle-world
Gevin Fax is a versatile and accomplished individual who has made significant contributions in various fields. From being a musician and actress to starting her career as a motorcycle model, motorcycles have played a pivotal role in her life. Her passion for motorcycles and her mantra of “live your dare” led her to embark on thrilling experiences that have proudly shaped the woman she is today. Gevin recalls her transformative moment during her first visit to Sturgis in 1990, where she embraced the fear of stepping out of her comfort zone as being one of the only black females to attend the rally.
Growing up in Los Angeles as an African American lesbian in the 1960’s, Gevin found that the world wasn’t always forgiving. Upon joining The Litas, Gevin found a community of acceptance through a global network of riders. This is her story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Carrington
Arthur Carrington is an American former professional tennis player.
Born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Carrington attended Hampton College on an athletic scholarship.[1]
Carrington competed in the American Tennis Association (ATA), which was a version of the USTA for African-American players. He finished runner-up in 1972 and his final loss to Horace Reid was the first to be televised, on Boston’s WGBH-TV. The following year he won the title.[2]
In 1980 he established the Carrington Tennis Academy at Hampshire College.[3]