Black Excellence: Reparation in Barbados
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1146807623/barbados-reparations-britain-caribbean
How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight
Black Excellence: Valerie Coleman
https://www.vcolemanmusic.com/
Flutist and composer
Black Excellence: Samara Joy
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1152837757/samara-joy-grammy-profile
Samara Joy’s polyphonic stardom
The 23-year-old jazz phenomenon has been building three careers at once
Black Excellence: Ruth E. Carter
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156555360/black-panther-wakanda-forever-costume-design-ruth-e-carter
An Oscar-winning costume designer explains how clothes ‘create a mood’
Black Excellence: Matthew Henson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Henson
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years.
Black Excellence: Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick
‘Dr. Lisa on the Street’ busts health myths and empowers patients
Black Excellence: Daijana Wallace
https://www.daijanawallace.com/about-me
My name is Daijana Wallace (day-on-a, like “spending a day on a beach”) and I’m a composer.
Black Excellence: Shirley Ann Jackson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ann_Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.