Gayl Jones 1949. Novelist, playwright, literary critic. After reading her manuscript Toni Morrison said of her: “that no novel about any black woman could ever be the same after this”.

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Darren Young 1978. Professional wrestler.

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Mandy Carter 11/2/48 LGBT activist and co-founder National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)

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Margaret Sloan-Hunter 1947 – 2004 was a poet, Black lesbian feminist and civil rights advocate. She was one of the first editors of Ms. magazine. She co-created the National Black Feminist Organization and established the Women’s Foundation.

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Davian Chester born May 27, 1993 is an artist. His work focuses on black beauty and awareness. His logo for Juneteenth went viral and google offered him a job. Another important work of art was the #blueforsudan drawing to raise awareness for the Sudanese crisis.   

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Margaret Garner was a Black slave who escaped in 1856 and was captured. She killed her daughter rather than to have her enslaved again. Her Story is the the basis for Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

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Odetta 1930 -2008 singer, actress, guitarist and activist. Referred to as “the voice of the civil rights movement”

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Michael Jordan born February 17, 1963 was a professional basketball player. He has appeared on “Sports Illustrated” 50 times.

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Rosa Parks 1913-2005 was an activist in the civil rights movement. She is best known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott. She is referred to as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”

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