Inez Smith Reid

Inez Smith Reid born 1937 was the first Inspector General of the EPA.

Raquel Willis

Raquel Willis born 1995. Writer, editor, transgender rights activist.

Debby King 1949 – 2001. An “artist liaison”. Known as “the soul of Carnegie”

Emil Wilbekin born 1967 journalist and editor and founder of “Native Son” which lifts up Black gay men.

Joan Tarika Lewis born 1950. First woman to join the Black Panther party.

Bookroomonline.com first online Black travel agency.

BlackFem founded by Chloe B. MacKenzie to address the gender and racial gap.

Open Vallejo is an “independent nonpartisan newsroom servicing the public interest.”

William Branch 1927 – 2019 playwright.

Juice WRLD born Jarad Anthony Higgins 1998 – 2019 rapper.