Black Excellence: Michael Kiwanuka

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/16/934758657/michael-kiwanuka-tiny-desk-home-concert

Michael Kiwanuka: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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

Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is currently signed to Polydor Records.[3] His debut album Home Again (2012) went gold in the United Kingdom, while his second album Love & Hate (2016) debuted at the top of the charts.[4] He has been nominated for numerous honours, including Brit Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, BBC Music Awards, and Grammy Awards. He won the BBC‘s Sound of… in 2012 and the Mercury Prize in 2020. His most recent album, Small Changes, was released in November 2024.

Black Excellence: Georges C. Benjamin, MD

https://apha.org/about-apha/executive-board-and-staff/apha-staff/georges-c-benjamin-md

Georges C. Benjamin, MD is known as one of the nation’s most influential physician leaders because he speaks passionately and eloquently about the health issues having the most impact on our nation today. From his firsthand experience as a physician, he knows what happens when preventive care is not available and when the healthy choice is not the easy choice. As executive director of APHA since 2002, he is leading the Association’s push to make America the healthiest nation.