Quenlin Blackwell born in 2001 is an influencer. She creates light hearted content that promotes body positivity and good mental health.  

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Demetrius Harmon born in 1998 is an influencer and mental health advocate. He uses his platform to educate and inform people on topics like mental health and race through public speaking and the media.

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Jamila Woods born in 1989 is a vocalist, community organizer, and poet. She is the Associate Artistic Director of Young Chicago Authors, an organization in the Chicago dedicated to uplifting youth voices through arts education and mentorship. Her work focuses on themes of Black ancestry, Black feminism and Black identity.

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Tony Prophet born in 1959 is the Chief Equality Officer at Salesforce. He is responsible for leading salesforce’s equality initiatives, focusing on gender, LGBTQ and racial equality. He is committed to making the workforce and the whole world more inclusive of all races, religions, ethnicities, and identities.

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Michaela Angela Davis born in 1964 is a writer, mentor and activist. Her work focuses on exploring race, gender, beauty and identity. She conducts her own monthly career-mentoring program called Salon de Shine.

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AfroComicCon is the premiere comic con event for people of color and the African diaspora in the Bay Area that was established in 2017.

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Azellia White, born in 1913, is the first Black woman to receive her pilot’s license in Texas.  

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Morrie Turner 1924 – 1987 first nationally syndicated Black cartoonist. In 1965 his Wee Pals was the first nationally syndicated strip to have a diverse cast.

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Alphonso David born 1970 is the first Black president of the Human Rights Campaign in its 40 year long history, 2019.

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