Black Excellence: Afro-descendant women in Mexico
Women of the Sea: Afro-descendants honor their heritage in Mexico
Black Excellence: Michael Harriot
Michael Harriot’s ‘Black AF History’ could hardly come at a better time
Black Excellence: Purlie Victorious
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/27/1202025046/purlie-victorious-leslie-odom-jr-broadway
The first revival of Ossie Davis’ satire on the Jim Crow south, Purlie Victorious: A Romp Through the Non-Confederate Cotton Patch, is opening on Broadway after a 62-year absence.
Black Excellence: Jericho Brown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_Brown
Jericho Brown (born April 14, 1976) is an American poet and writer. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Brown has worked as an educator at institutions such as University of Houston, University of San Diego, and Emory University.
Black Excellence: Laphonza Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laphonza_Butler
Laphonza Romanique Butler (born 1978/1979)[2] is an American politician who currently is a United States senator-designate. She has served as president of EMILY’s List since 2021. On October 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had chosen Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein.[3]
Black Excellence: Howard P. Drew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Drew
Howard Porter Drew (June 28, 1890 – February 19, 1957) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Black Excellence: Leslie DeShazor
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Named one of thirty Professional Movers and Shakers in the Performing Arts by Musical America in 2019 violist/violinist Leslie DeShazor is in demand as a soloist, teacher, and recording artist.
Black Excellence: Tigst Assefa
Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa set a new women’s world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday, smashing the previous top time by more than two minutes.
Black Excellence: Leslie Jones
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1200560901/snl-leslie-jones-memoir
Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones was a college freshman when a friend signed her up for the funniest person on campus contest. It was the first time she’d ever done stand-up, but Jones says grabbing the mic felt like putting on a shirt that fit perfectly.
Black Excellence: Major General Janeen Birckhead
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/24/1173815128/maryland-national-guard-janeen-birckhead-adjutant-general
When applying to colleges, Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead and her mother exhausted every option possible to cover her tuition. For Birckhead, a career in the military was never something that crossed her mind.
Little did she know her application for an ROTC scholarship at Hampton University in Virginia would set her on the path to becoming the leader she is today.