Category: Black Excellence

http://www.victorlavalle.com/

Victor LaValle is the author of the short story collection Slapboxing with Jesus, five novels, The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, The Changeling, and Lone Women, and two novellas, Lucretia and the Kroons and The Ballad of Black Tom. He is also the creator and writer of two comic books Victor LaValle’s DESTROYER and EVE.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176390628/taryn-delanie-smith-tiktok-miss-new-york-heaven-receptionist-denise

Heaven has a bathrobe-clad receptionist named Denise. She’s helping TikTok grieve

https://bush.house.gov/about

Congresswoman Cori Bush is a registered nurse, community activist, organizer, single mother, and ordained pastor representing the people of Missouri’s First Congressional District.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176753190/rep-cori-bush-introduces-bill-on-reparations-for-black-americans

https://atlanta.arcsfoundation.org/news/blackrock%E2%80%99s-new-head-atlanta-innovation-hub-chanel-frazier-prioritizes-people-community-and

BlackRock’s new Head of Atlanta Innovation Hub, Chanel Frazier, prioritizes people, community, and social impact

https://www.sankofatravelher.com/

Tammy Gibson is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Storyteller and Travel Historian. Her mission is to raise awareness, impact youth and preserve pride in African American culture through her personal journey.

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

Robert Todd Duncan (February 12, 1903 – February 28, 1998) was an American baritone opera singer and actor.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/05/08/1173351459/the-fantastical-art-of-wangechi-mutu-from-plant-people-to-a-31-foot-snake

The fantastical art of Wangechi Mutu: from plant people to a 31-foot snake