https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walker_(abolitionist)

David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830)^[a] was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215359803/aja-monet-tiny-desk-concert?ft=nprml&f=1039

Djembe. Drums. Piano and bass. A sweeping groove beckoned, welcoming us into the world of surrealist blues poet, Aja Monet. Transformed into a lush garden, the Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124299403/youngbloods-pianist-sean-mason?ft=nprml&f=347174538

For pianist Sean Mason, it’s about the melody and the dance

https://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/johannesburg-gallery-michal-worke-what-we-left-behind-2023

Worke is a Tel Aviv based artist who moved at age three from Ethiopia to Israel (via Sudan) as part of “Operation Moses”, a covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s. This experience has profoundly shaped her studio practice.

https://collection.africafirst.art/artists/artist/392305

https://nowthisnews.com/news/this-couple-paired-their-love-and-business-expertise-into-a-cafe-retail-and-nail-salon-in

This couple paired their love and business expertise into a cafe, retail, and nail salon in Brooklyn

At Rue Dix Brooklyn, you can treat yourself to good food, self care, and a shopping spree.

https://www.nonstndrd.com/about-nonstndrd/

Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin is a photographer, artist, and designer based in Los Angeles, California.

https://medicine.duke.edu/profile/isaretta-lee-riley

Dr. Isaretta Lee Riley, Duke University School of Medicine, is a pulmonologist committed to eliminating disparities in health outcomes and quality of life of adults living with asthma.

https://www.westernmassnews.com/2023/11/22/woman-leaves-her-white-collar-job-become-first-generation-farmer/?fbclid=IwAR1YTPz2bS0IpwN-CuXBS6W-C_q6ZDIU5KdqK1dV8MTLVAd_pxUTpXmQ7ys

Woman leaves her white-collar job to become first-generation farmer