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.
Black Excellence: Mamadi Doumbouya
Mamadi Doumbouya is a New York City based photographer specializing in portraiture, lifestyle, storytelling.
Black Excellence: Fredi Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredi_Washington
Fredericka Carolyn “Fredi” Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer.
Black Excellence: Angel Reese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Reese
Angel C. Reese is an American college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Black Excellence: Victor Glover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_J._Glover
Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013[1][2] and Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
Black Excellence: Captain Frederick McBride
The Lone Fisherman: Captain Frederick McBride Wants Diversity in Texas’ Fishing Industry