Rev. Alfred (Al) Charles Sharpton, Jr.
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Gen. Colin Luther Powell
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Richard Berry Harrison
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Gloria Jean Watkins, Ph.D. (bell hooks)
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Harold (Harry) Belafonte, Jr. and Shari Belafonte
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Jessye Norman
September 15, 1945 – September 20, 2019 Opera Singer Jessye [...]
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (aka “Nas”)
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Loletha Elayne Falana
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge
November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965 Actress / Singer [...]
Jean Blackwell Hutson
September 7, 1914 – February 4, 1998 Librarian / Educator [...]