Category: Black Excellence

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-hamber-mn0001286949/biography

Soul singer Kenny Hamber has been around a long time.

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

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

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

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

https://www.legacylandmanagement.org/about

Alexis Harvey is a Registered Professional Forester in Mississippi and Alabama, as well as a Wildlife Biologist.

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

https://www.terrymcmillan.com/

Terry McMillan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Interruption of Everything, I Almost Forgot About You, and the editor of Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction. Four of Ms. McMillan’s novels have been made into movies: Waiting to Exhale (Twentieth Century Fox, 1995); How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Twentieth Century Fox, 1998); Disappearing Acts (HBO Pictures, 1999); and A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime, 2014). She lives in California.

https://oricejenkins.com/

Orice Jenkins is a recording artist, performer, educator, and genealogy researcher from Hartford, Connecticut. His music has been featured in JazzTimes magazine and charted at #11 on the iTunes Jazz chart. Jenkins has performed extensively across all genres, including Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Gospel, and Classical music. He serves as the Executive Director of Música Franklin, an afterschool music program for youth in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

https://www.weku.org/kentucky-arts-culture/2023-06-14/kentuckys-13-year-old-yodeling-cowgirl-gains-national-attention

Kentucky’s 13-year-old yodeling cowgirl gains national attention