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American educator, historian, and civil rights activist best known for her role in desegregating public schools in Charleston, South Carolina.

American educator and community leader

American singer best known as one half of the duo Two Tons O’ Fun, which later became The Weather Girls.

7th century BCE queen of Napata, a kingdom of Kush.

Kandake (queen) of the kingdom of Kush in ancient Nubia.

Meroe kandake (queen) in ancient Nubia

African-American writer, composer, educator, and civil rights activist

African-American educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist

Warrior queen of the Nubian kingdom of Kush.

One of the earliest regnant queens of Ancient Nubia