HealthQuest

HealthQuest, co-founded in 1992, by Valerie Boyd was the first nationally distributed magazine focusing on Black American’s health.

Valerie Boyd

Valerie Boyd, 1963 – 2022, writer and educator. Best known for her biography on Zora Neale Hurston.

Syl Johnson , 1936 – 2022. Musician, singer, songwriter, and musician.

Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). Civil war in the south of Sudan since the 1950s.

Jayne Kennedy born 1951. First Black person to grace the cover of Playboy magazine.

Fannie Barrier Williams 1855-1944. Educator and activist. Helped found NAACP and other organizations.

Willie O’Ree and Grant Fuhr are the second and first Black players in the National Hockey League Hall of Fame.

Lani Guinier, 1950-2022, educator and legal scholar. First woman of color appointed to a tenured position at Harvard Law School.

André Leon Talley, 1948-2022, fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, and editor.

Bell hooks, aka Gloria Jean Watkins 1952-2021 author, professor, and activist.