Black Excellence: Herlin Riley
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/30/1222024064/herlin-riley-master-of-drums-in-the-cradle-of-jazz
Herlin Riley: master of drums in the cradle of jazz
Black Excellence: Chelsea Walton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Walton
Chelsea Walton is a mathematician whose research interests include noncommutative algebra, noncommutative algebraic geometry, symmetry in quantum mechanics, Hopf algebras, and quantum groups. She is an associate professor at Rice University and a Sloan Research Fellow.[1]
Black Excellence: Abdulalim A. Shabazz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulalim_A._Shabazz
Abdulalim Abdullah Shabazz (May 22, 1927 – June 25, 2014) was an African American Professor of Mathematics. He received the National Association of Mathematicians Distinguished Service Award for his years of mentoring and teaching excellence. President of the United States Bill Clinton awarded Shabazz a National Mentor award in September 2000.[1]
Black Excellence: April Ellis
About my research
My research interests primarily include combining marine science and public health. I received my Masters of Public Health in Environmental Health from Emory University in May of 2020. My research specifically focuses on the interaction between microplastics in the ocean and potential human health impacts.
Black Excellence: Jessica Williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Williams_(actress)
Jessica Renee Williams[1] is an American actress and comedian. She has appeared as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, as cohost of the podcast 2 Dope Queens, as Lally Hicks in the Fantastic Beasts film series, as Gaby in Shrinking, and as Meadow in Entergalactic.
Black Excellence: Ayo Edebiri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayo_Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri (/ˈaɪoʊ əˈdɛbəri/EYE-oh ə-DEB-ər-ee;[1] born October 3, 1995) is an American comedian, actress, writer, and producer.
Black Excellence: Dr. Jeanette Davis
https://Drjeanettedavis.com/#about
A dynamic author, research scientist, and diversity advocate, Dr. Jeanette Davis (also known as Dr. Ocean) has left her mark far beyond the field of science. Dr. Ocean is a Marine Microbiologist who contributes to ocean science nationally and internationally and has traveled to several countries speaking about her research and coordinating ocean science. Dr. Ocean earned her B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science from Hampton University and a Ph.D. in Marine Microbiology from the University of Maryland where she focused on marine drug discovery and is recently cited in Science Magazine for helping to discover a marine bacterium that helps fight cancer. Dr. Ocean has taken her scientific skills outside of a laboratory to live aboard research vessels for weeks at a time to study marine organism.
Black Excellence: Dr. Emily Choy
Black Excellence: Ruleo Camacho
https://antigualionfish.com/lionfish-event-team/ruleo-camacho/
Marine Ecologist: Ruleo has a BSc in Environmental Biology from Jamaica, and a double MSc in Marine Biology and Marine Policy from the University of Maine, and is currently the Marine Ecologist at the National Park Association.
Black Excellence: Sister Judges
https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a41589469/we-call-ourselves-sister-judges/
On a smothering hot summer day in 2018, 19 Texas women—all of them Black, all of them pillars in the legal community—got in formation for a photoshoot. Sharing knowing nods and confident smiles, they felt another very powerful figure in the room: Beyoncé was booming in the background.