https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walker_(abolitionist)

David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830)^[a] was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215359803/aja-monet-tiny-desk-concert?ft=nprml&f=1039

Djembe. Drums. Piano and bass. A sweeping groove beckoned, welcoming us into the world of surrealist blues poet, Aja Monet. Transformed into a lush garden, the Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124299403/youngbloods-pianist-sean-mason?ft=nprml&f=347174538

For pianist Sean Mason, it’s about the melody and the dance

https://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/johannesburg-gallery-michal-worke-what-we-left-behind-2023

Worke is a Tel Aviv based artist who moved at age three from Ethiopia to Israel (via Sudan) as part of “Operation Moses”, a covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s. This experience has profoundly shaped her studio practice.

https://collection.africafirst.art/artists/artist/392305

https://nowthisnews.com/news/this-couple-paired-their-love-and-business-expertise-into-a-cafe-retail-and-nail-salon-in

This couple paired their love and business expertise into a cafe, retail, and nail salon in Brooklyn

At Rue Dix Brooklyn, you can treat yourself to good food, self care, and a shopping spree.

https://www.nonstndrd.com/about-nonstndrd/

Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin is a photographer, artist, and designer based in Los Angeles, California.

https://medicine.duke.edu/profile/isaretta-lee-riley

Dr. Isaretta Lee Riley, Duke University School of Medicine, is a pulmonologist committed to eliminating disparities in health outcomes and quality of life of adults living with asthma.

https://www.westernmassnews.com/2023/11/22/woman-leaves-her-white-collar-job-become-first-generation-farmer/?fbclid=IwAR1YTPz2bS0IpwN-CuXBS6W-C_q6ZDIU5KdqK1dV8MTLVAd_pxUTpXmQ7ys

Woman leaves her white-collar job to become first-generation farmer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teyonah_Parris

Teyonah Parris (/tiˈɒnə/tee-ON-ə;^[1] born September 22, 1987)^[2] is an American actress. A graduate of Juilliard School, she began acting in 2010. Her first prominent role was playing secretary Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2012–2015) and starring in the 2014 independent film Dear White People.