At 61, Davis returned to college, earning her master’s degree from New York University.
Black Women
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For years, Brown performed with jazz icon Louis Armstrong.
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Her 2014 album “Overcomer” was a major contemporary Christian hit.
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She wrote the award-winning children’s book “Tar Beach,” based on one of her quilts.
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She created leadership programs to help Black youth through the National Urban Coalition.
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She developed software to gauge pregnant people’s risk for post-partum hemorrhage.
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She was also known for her work as a duo with her twin brother, Andraé.
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She was a leader in many important civil rights efforts during the 1960s.
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She was the first woman signed to Def Jam Records.
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She was the sister-in-law of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.