Black Excellence: Teyana Taylor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teyana_Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert (néeTaylor; born December 10, 1990)[7] is an American singer, actress, dancer and choreographer.[8
Black Excellence: Derrick Adams
Derrick Adams (b. 1970, Baltimore, MD) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York.
Black Excellence: Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson is the renowned chef behind many restaurants worldwide including Red Rooster Harlem and Red Rooster Overtown (Miami), MARCUS Montreal, Marcus B&P in Newark, Streetbird at Yankee Stadium, Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House in the Bahamas, Hav & Mar in Chelsea (NYC), and the recently opened Marcus Bar & Grille in Atlanta.
Black Excellence: Justin Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Jones_(Tennessee_politician)
Justin Shea Bautista-Jones (born August 25, 1995) is an American activist and politician from the state of Tennessee.[1
Black Excellence: Justin J. Pearson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_J._Pearson
Justin Jamal Pearson (born January 7, 1995; PEER-sən)[1] is an American activist and politician.[2]
Black Excellence: Florence B. Price
Florence Beatrice (Smith) Price became the first black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra.
Black Excellence: John Joseph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Joseph_(rebel)
John Joseph was an American gold miner and a leader of the 1854 Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat, Australia during the Victorian gold rush.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/world/australia/john-joseph-eureka-stockade.html?referringSource=articleShare
Black Excellence: Brandon Johnson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Johnson_(politician)
Brandon Johnson is an American educator and politician who is the mayor-elect of Chicago, having won the 2023 election.[2][3][4]
Black Excellence: Kwame Brathwaite
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/04/1167908950/kwame-brathwaite-obituary-black-is-beautiful
Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who helped popularize the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the 1960s, has died. From Nelson Mandela to Muhammad Ali and the so-called Grandassa Models, Brathwaite’s work embraced Black power and beauty. He chronicled events such as The Motown Revue at the Apollo in 1963, The Jackson 5’s first trip to Africa in 1974, and the legendary Foreman-Ali fight, The Rumble in the Jungle.