Opal Tometi
Opal Tometi born 1983 is an activist and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter.
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Bishop O.C. Allen III
Bishop O.C. Allen III born 1973. Author and entrepreneur. In 2013 he and partner were the first Same-Gender-Loving couple to be selected as one of Ebony Magazine’s “top 10 Coolest Black Families” in America.
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Patrisse Cullors born 1984 is an artist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
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Langston Hughes 1901- 1967. Poet, writer, activist, columnist. Leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Best known for quote: “the Negro is in vogue”.
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Ann Allen Shockley (born 1927) is known for her works of fiction exploring black lesbian relationships and for founding the Black Oral History Program at Fisk University.
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Bobby Rivers actor, entertainment reporter, film critic, former host VH1. In 1979 he was the first Black film critic on television in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Robyn Vie Carpenter born 1967 author Let’s Get Stoned
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Glenn Burke 1952 – 1995. First Major League Baseball player to come out as gay.
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Tracy Chapman born 1964, singer songwriter and guitarist.
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Kylar Broadus born 1963 is an attorney, writer, author, professor, speaker and transgender activist. In 2012 he was the first transgender person to testify in front of the U.S. Senate.
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