Black Excellence: Zadie Smith
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197604421/zadie-smith-the-fraud
In ‘The Fraud,’ Zadie Smith seeks to ‘do absolute justice to the truth’
Black Excellence: Missy Elliott
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195579648/missy-elliot-supa-dupa-fly?ft=nprml&f=1106
Missy Elliott made hip-hop ‘Supa Dupa Fly’
Black Excellence: Undra Duncan
https://citylifestyle.com/tulsa-ok/articles/beauty/step-into-the-world-of-undra-duncan
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a stunning, successful, high-fashion designer in New York, now is your chance for a glimpse. Undra Duncan, fashion designer and founder of Undra Celeste New York, shares a little bit of her world with us in her blog. Here are some excerpts to learn a bit more about her day-to-day life!
Black Excellence: Devin McCourty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_McCourty
Devin McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Black Excellence: Porsha Olayiwola
https://www.porshaolayiwola.com/bio
Porsha Olayiwola is a native of Chicago who writes, lives and loves in Boston. Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas.
Black Excellence: Dawn Staley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Staley
Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970)[1] is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Black Excellence: Ruben Flowers Sr. and Ruben Flowers Jr.
Family affair in the air: Southwest pilot, son recreate cockpit photo 29 years later
Black Excellence: Bobbi Humphrey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Humphrey
Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer.
Black Excellence: “Louder Than a Riot”
‘Louder Than A Riot’ reckons with hip-hop’s past and looks to a more inclusive future
Black Excellence: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
https://usun.usmission.gov/our-leaders/our-ambassador/
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations as well as the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations on January 20, 2021.