Selena Quintanilla
Grammy Award-winning Latin recording artist whose contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican American entertainers of the late 20th century.
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Missy Elliott
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Missy Elliott has attained unprecedented success as a solo musical artist, pioneering songwriter and producer, and cultural icon over the last three decades.
Rosie Flores
In the 1970s, she became one of the most celebrated performers on the “cowpunk” circuit (a hybrid of punk rock and country).
Anne Blunt
Despite suffering through a tumultuous marriage to Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Lady Anne became incredibly accomplished through her passions for writing, travel, and horses.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur.
Regina Carter
Regina Carter is renowned for her mastery of the violin and exploring the instrument’s possibilities in jazz, as well as taking journeys in other genres of music.
Alice Randall
Writer, songwriter and producer
Pearl Bailey
African-American actress, singer, comedian and author.
Lydia Mendoza
Mexican-American singer known as “La Alondra de la Frontera” (the meadowlark of the border) and “La Cancionera de los Pobres” (the songstress of the poor)
Bessie Jones
African-American singer associated with the Georgia Sea Island Singers