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

Khabane “Khaby” Lame (French: [kabi lamei], Italian: [ˈkaːbi ˈlamei]; born 9 March 2000) is a Senegalese-Italian influencer. He is known for his TikTok videos, in which he silently mocks overly complicated “life hack” videos. As of 2024, he is the most-followed user on TikTok.^[3] In 2022, he was listed in Fortune‘s 40 Under 40 and Forbes‘ 30 Under 30. He also served as a juror on the 2023 edition of the television show Italia’s Got Talent.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/12/21/g-s1-30751/books-photos-library-africa-photography

Big dreams: He’s the founder of a leading African photobook library

Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised.

When he came to New York to study photographyfive years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city’s libraries, galleries and museums.

Here he was thousands of miles from Ghana surrounded by more visual history of Africa than he had ever seen back home.

That paradox led to an idea: create a library of photobooks in Ghana to bring the African story home, allowing people to learn about their history and give them the tools to tell new stories of the continent.

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538197103/Trailblazer-The-Story-of-the-First-Black-Female-Secret-Service-Agent-to-Protect-the-President-and-Her-Fight-for-Justice

Cheryl Tyler is a a Black woman who defied all odds and shattered barriers in her quest to protect the highest office in the land. This captivating memoir transports readers into Tyler’s world as she embarks on an extraordinary journey to become the first Black female agent assigned to the Presidential Protective Division of the United States Secret Service (USSS).

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/celebrity-family-feud-exec-producer-myeshia-mizuno-steve-harvey-1236062072

As a child of the 1970s, Myeshia Mizuno still remembers watching the Richard Dawson incarnation of “Family Feud” at home. Now, she’s the new showrunner on the Steve Harvey-hosted daytime version in syndication and the primetime “Celebrity Family Feud” on ABC — which returns July 9 for its 10th anniversary and landmark 100th episode.

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

Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film Medicine for Melancholy (2008) for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. He is also a member of The Chopstars collective as a creative collaborator.

https://sehintewabe.com/about

Sehin Tewabe is an Ethiopian professional photographer based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. She is a self taught photographer, with an Accounting degree, she grew up with an innate passion for photography. Raised in a big family, she was always surrounded by joyous moments that were ought to be saved and be reminisced. She did exactly that by grabbing her camera and snapping these moments, making them eternal, and in the process cultivating her passion for photography.

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

Daniel Canodoise “Can” Themba (21 June 1924 – 8 September 1967)^[1][2] was a South African short-story writer.

Venita Doggett

Venita Doggett

Director of Advocacy

Venita Doggett is an alumna of the University of Memphis, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration. A native Memphian, Venita has spent most of her career in the space of Memphis government and education politics – having served in legislative capacities at the City of Memphis and Memphis and Shelby County Schools and as Director of Development for the University of Memphis College of Education. As Director of Advocacy, she spearheads MEF’s advocacy partner portfolio and advises on strategy based on her institutional knowledge of Memphis’ complex political landscape.

Life Lessons: Bonita Buford

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

Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip hop duo Outkast along with rapper André 3000, which the two formed in 1992.

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654733071/big-boi-tiny-desk-concert

The energy in the room was buoyant and vibrant from the moment they walked in the door. OutKast star Big Boi, Sleepy Brown of the prolific Atlanta production collective Organized Noize, and their eight-member backing band have been working together for 20-plus years, and their chemistry is instantaneous and undeniable.