Black Excellence: Angela Alsobrooks
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251470402/maryland-senate-race-hogan-alsobrooks-trone
Maryland Democrats pick Angela Alsobrooks to take on Hogan for open U.S. Senate seat
Black Excellence: Christopher John Rogers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_John_Rogers
Christopher John Rogers is an American fashion designer, born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Rogers debuted his first collection in fall 2018 at age 24, and in 2019 received the top prize at the 16th CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.[1]
Black Excellence: Candace Parker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) nicknamed “Ace” ,[1] is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time,[2][3] she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.[4] She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team.
Black Excellence: Yamil Comrie
https://www.cadencenewyork.com/ourstory
Yamil Comrie’s journey in the world of gastronomy commenced at the tender age of 13 when he took his first strides at an establishment named Greene Street.
Black Excellence: Shenarri Freeman
https://www.scoolinary.com/author/shenarri-freeman
Chef Shenarri Freeman, aka “Shenarri Greens,” is the Executive Chef of Cadence, a plant-based restaurant with Southern soul in New York’s East Village. At Cadence, Chef Shenarri, a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2022 and 2023, taps into her Virginia upbringing and vegan ethos, and spotlights Southern foodways through the lens of health and sustainability. Many of Chef Shenarri’s signature dishes have roots in the foods she enjoyed at home with her family, all reimagined in plant-based form.
Black Excellence: Dr. Denis Mukwege
Dr. Denis Mukwege fights sexual violence. He’s won a Nobel and now a $1 million honor. Is he hopeful?
In 2018 Dr. Denis Mukwege won the Nobel peace prize for his unrelenting campaign against sexual violence. Last night he won the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
Black Excellence: Avery*Sunshine
https://www.npr.org/2017/05/01/526384768/avery-sunshine-tiny-desk-concert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AverySunshine
Denise Nicole White (born May 22, 1975),[1] known professionally as AverySunshine,[2] is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.[3]
Black Excellence: Willie Mays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed “the Say Hey Kid“, is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. Mays played in the National League (NL) between 1951 and 1973 for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.
Black Excellence: Larry Demeritte
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1198911403/150th-kentucky-derby-larry-demeritte
Larry Demeritte is a horse trainer in his 70s. In an interview with NPR’s Scott Detrow, he said he’s been around horses for as long as he can remember.
Black Excellence: Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson
Teens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centuries