Category: Black Excellence

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151537063/hakeem-jeffries-democrats-house-debt-ceiling

Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats won’t pay a ‘ransom note’ to GOP over debt ceiling

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

Eartha Mae Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her stance on social and political issues.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/16/healey-education-secretary-cabinet-appointment-patrick-tutwiler

Former Lynn Schools superintendent named as next secretary of education

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1150611048/oliver-james-learning-to-read-tiktok

A TikTok star who was functionally illiterate finds a community on BookTok

https://jonathanharrisart.bigcartel.com/biography

Jonathan Harris (b. 1988) is a visual artist who was born and raised in the city of Detroit. After attending the Detroit School for the Fine and Performing Arts, he attended Henry Ford Community College and Oakland University, where he majored in Graphic Design and minored in Studio Art. Oil paints, acrylics and charcoal are his media of choice. He has become known for and perfected an oil enamel technique resulting in graphic, high contrast portraits without the use of a brush.

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Working between photography, self-portraiture and performance, the work of Franco-Cameroonian photographer Samuel Fosso occupies a central position in the international contemporary art world.

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

Shevrin D. Jones (born October 12, 1983) is an American politician from the state of Florida. He was elected to the Florida State Senate in 2020 to represent the 35th District. He previously was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 101st District, which included southeastern Broward County since 2012.

Jones is the first gay person and first LGBT Black person elected to the Florida Legislature. Term-limited from his position, he ran for the Florida Senate in a crowded primary for District 35 facing no Republican opposition in the general election.