Category: Black Excellence

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/08/1198248630/charles-gayle-saxophonist-obit

Charles Gayle, the fierce saxophonist who created his own path, has died at 84

https://www.wkamaubell.com/about

W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian, director, producer, and dad. For seven seasons, he was the host and executive producer of the five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN docuseries United Shades of America.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/09/10/1198675534/a-new-netflix-film-follows-a-boy-growing-up-with-albinism-in-zambia

He’s a singer, a cop and the inspiration for a Netflix film about albinism in Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr.

Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general who serves as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force. He was confirmed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/20/23.

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197604421/zadie-smith-the-fraud

In ‘The Fraud,’ Zadie Smith seeks to ‘do absolute justice to the truth’

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195579648/missy-elliot-supa-dupa-fly?ft=nprml&f=1106

Missy Elliott made hip-hop ‘Supa Dupa Fly’

https://citylifestyle.com/tulsa-ok/articles/beauty/step-into-the-world-of-undra-duncan

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a stunning, successful, high-fashion designer in New York, now is your chance for a glimpse. Undra Duncan, fashion designer and founder of Undra Celeste New York, shares a little bit of her world with us in her blog. Here are some excerpts to learn a bit more about her day-to-day life!

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

Devin McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

https://www.porshaolayiwola.com/bio

Porsha Olayiwola is a native of Chicago who writes, lives and loves in Boston. Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas.

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

Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970)^[1] is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.