Minnie Gentry
“The First Lady” of Karamu Theater, this critically acclaimed artist received a Tony nomination in 1972 and the Outstanding Pioneer Award for her contributions to Black theater in 1985.
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Hazel Mountain Walker
The first black woman principal in the Cleveland public school system, an educator, an actress, and an advocate for racial integration.
Butterfly McQueen
For most of her film career, McQueen was typecast as a servant, but when those roles became scant in Hollywood during the 1950s, she pursued jobs in musical theater, television, and radio. She won the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award in 1975 and an Emmy Award for her role in the children’s television special The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1979).
Qi Shu Fang
Chinese opera performer
Norma Miller
Norma Miller is one of the creators of the acrobatic style of swing dancing known as the Lindy Hop.
Dorothy Crawford
Dorothy Crawford contributed enormously to Australian radio and television industries and was a co-founder of Crawford Productions.
Agnes Booth
1800s actress
Deborah Cheetham
World-renowned Aboriginal Australian opera singer, composer, playwright and creator of Australia’s first Aboriginal opera.
Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin
1800s Irish actress and singer
Aditi Kapil
This actor, playwright and director is also an amalgam of several disparate cultures.