Sarah J Garnet
Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet is best known as the first Black female principal of a New York City public school.
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Corinna Hinton
Corinna Hinton was an enslaved woman who bore several children with the Richmond slave trader Silas Omohundro and helped him run his business.
Carol Fran
Carol Fran’s distinct voice and piano-playing style mark her celebrated career that spans more than six decades.
Dr Carolyn Mazloomi
Regarded as the leading authority on African-American quilts and quiltmaking, Carolyn Mazloomi has fostered and promoted the perpetuation of this traditional art form through her organization the Women of Color Quilter’s Network (WCQN).
Denise Gray
Former President of LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. Tech Center, where her team provided battery solutions for automotive and non-automotive applications.
Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth
Akuch is an academic researcher at Latrobe University, investigating the impact of family violence intervention orders on South-Sudanese Victorians.
Arbie Williams
African-American quilting artist
Barbara Lynn
Since 1962, Barbara Lynn has been at the vanguard of Texas R&B music.
Anne Turpeau
Washington DC activist
Clara Vaught
In December 1852, the Boston Vigilance Committee credited Vaught for boarding three freedom seekers at her home in Boston. It can be inferred that between 1812 and 1855, Vaught escaped enslavement and ultimately came to reside in Boston.