June Jordan (1936-2002) was a poet, writer, and activist who was known as “poet of the people.”

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Shaun T born 1978 is a motivational speaker, fitness trainer, fitness motivator, businessman, television personality and choreographer. He is best known for his home fitness programs, T25, Insanity and Hip-Hop Abs.

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Rebecca Walker born 1969 is a writer, feminist, and activist who founded The Third Wave Fund/Third Wave Foundation.

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Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 – 2000) was the first Black woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950.

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Kin Folkz born 1966 is CEO and founder Spectrum Queer Media.

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Laverne Cox born 1981 was the 1st Black transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on CBS’ Doubt in 2017.

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Ajita Wilson 1950 – 1987, a transgender woman, was a foreign film actress who would later become a JET Beauty of the Week, appearing in the magazine’s 1981 August 20 issue.

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Adam Davenport born 1984 is the first Black artist/producer in history to eponymously chart on Billboard for EDM (electronic dance music).

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RuPaul born 1960 was the first black spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics’ Viva Glam campaign, which was a created for HIV/AIDS awareness in 1994.

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Angel McCoughtry born 1986 is a professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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