Zubeida Mayet
South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist
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Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe
South African health practitioner and activist
Zamazulu Thembekile Nkosi
The first Black matron in the Natal Provincial Administration and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Ashley Carline
Cmdr. Ashley Carline, a surface warfare officer, served as the Chief of Naval Operations’ Flag Aide from 2018 –2020. She is the first Black woman to serve as Aide-de-Camp for two different Chiefs of Naval Operations. Carline went on to serve as a Navy legislative fellow.
Adelaide Tambo
South African political activist
Zubeida Jaffer
Zubeida Jaffer is a journalist who was active in the South African anti-apartheid and the trade union movements.
Albertina Sisulu
Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely referred to as the “Mother of the Nation”.
Ella D Wilson
African American sex worker living in Skagway, Alaska during the gold rush
Kudzai Kanhutu
Zimbabwean doctor and associate professor Kudzai Kanhutu is a powerful advocate for health systems and gender equity in Australia.
Helen A Whiting
Whiting worked hard to promote African American education and to improve classroom conditions in 1930s and ’40s Georgia (US state).