Claudette Williams
Jamaican-American Army officer who served during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Amy Jacques Garvey
Jamaican journalist and activist
Amy Ashwood Garvey
Jamaican activist, co-founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which was the most influential anti-colonial organisation in Jamaica for decades. Co-founder of the international Negro World newspaper, and one of the first directors of UNIA’s shipping line, the Black Star Line.
Nilda Comas
American sculptor
Michelle Buteau
American comedian, actor and writer
Norma Shirley
Jamaican chef Norma Shirley built a reputation in the U.S. serving “New England food with Jamaican flair” at her Massachusetts restaurant in the late 1970s. But as she told Essence magazine, “It’s my dream to open another restaurant in Jamaica where Blacks would be the majority clientele.”
Ana María Simo
Cofounded by Cuban activist and playwright Ana Maria Simo in 1992, the Lesbian Avengers used direct-action tactics (nonviolent demonstrations such as marches and kiss-ins) to increase lesbian visibility.
Jean Augustine
The first woman of African descent elected to Canada’s House of Commons, and to be appointed to the Cabinet
Juana Ramirez
Known as Juana “La Avanzadora,” or Juana “The Advancer” in English for her valiant efforts and leadership on the frontlines of the fight against colonial rule in Venezuela.
Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.