He and guitarist/vocalist John Cephas were legends of the Piedmont blues sound.
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Benjamin was an original member of the Robert Glasper Experiment.
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He was a prominent workers’ rights attorney and philanthropist in the Baltimore area.
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He did makeup for Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Aretha Franklin, and many more.
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His work was the first major study into the effects of psychedelics in three decades.
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He also created appliance energy guides, drug fact sheets, and other product labels.
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He also represented Anita Hill and advocated for victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.
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She was the second Black woman in the U.S. to get a doctorate in mathematics.
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His creator-owned series was optioned for an animated pilot.
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His breakthrough was compared to the discoveries of bacteria and viruses.