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Sep 12, 2024
Tina McElroy Ansa (1949–2024), author explored the Black experience
Tina McElroy Ansa was an award-winning author best known for works like “Baby of the Family” and “Ugly Ways,” which explored the Black experience in the American South.
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Jul 18, 2024
Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942–2024), founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock
Bernice Johnson Reagon was a singer, band leader, and social activist best known for performing with two influential singing ensembles: the 1960s protest group The Freedom Singers and the Grammy-nominated a cappella troupe Sweet Honey in the Rock.
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Jun 30, 2023
Christine King Farris (1927–2023), Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister
Christine King Farris was a teacher and author, as well as the sister of the Rev.
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Sep 10, 2019
Joan Johnson (2019), co-founded pioneering black haircare company Johnson Products
Joan Johnson co-founded Johnson Products Company, the trailblazing black haircare line that included Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen.
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Nov 12, 2017
Tamara Natalie Madden (1975–2017), artist painted ordinary people of African ancestry into royalty
Her pieces are featured in a collection at Vanderbilt University…
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Sep 17, 2010
Artist Varnette Honeywood (1950–2010)
Varnette Honeywood began studying art as a child at age 12, and it would be books for children that would bring her art to its widest audience.
