Persons

The Boomtown Rats

Music

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975, that had a series of Irish and United Kingdom hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof.

Joel Schumacher

Film

Joel Schumacher rose to fame after directing three hit films: "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), "The Lost Boys" (1987), and "Flatliners" (1990). Known for casting young actors, he helped actors like Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland advance their careers.

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Music

Tasha Cobbs Leonard released the EP "Grace" in 2013 with EMI Gospel (now Motown Gospel). The EP reached No. 61 on the Billboard charts. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, she won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.

KC & The Sunshine Band

Music

KC & The Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. The group had six top 10 singles, five number one singles and two number two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Rude Boys

Music

Rude Boys is a 1990s R&B/vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio.

Mansa Musa

Royalty

Musa I (c. 1280 – c. 1337), or Mansa Musa, was the tenth Mansa (which translates to "sultan", "conqueror" or "emperor") of the Mali Empire, an Islamic West African state. He has been described as the wealthiest individual of the Middle Ages.

Lil' Mo

Music

Lil' Mo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television and radio personality. She is best known for her single "Superwoman Pt. II" featuring then-unknown rapper Fabolous, which has been credited as launching his career.

Tags: Grammy Award Nominee • R&B Divas: Los Angeles • Fabolous • E. E. Smith High School • BMI Urban Music Award Winner

H-Town

Music

H-Town is an American R&B vocal group from Houston, Texas, United States. H-Town was founded in 1990 by twin brothers Keven "Dino" Conner, Solomon "Shazam" Conner, and their longtime friend Darryl "GI" Jackson.

Raven-Symoné

Television

Raven-Symoné began her career as a child actress, appearing as Olivia Kendall on "The Cosby Show" (1989 - 1992). As a teenager, she starred as Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel television series "That's So Raven" (2003 - 2007).

Ann Druyan

Literature

Ann Druyan is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning American writer, producer, and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series "Cosmos", hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Academia

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.

Carl Sagan

Astronomy

Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator. He is best known as a science popularizer and communicator.

Bill Nye

Science

Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American science communicator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the PBS and syndicated children's science show "Bill Nye the Science Guy" (1993 - 1998).

Sayonne

Music

Sayonne is a recording artist, known for her many works as an R&B/Pop singer-songwriter, radio co-host, actress, and entertainer. She worked her way through the music and recording industries, landing a successful 2019 hit, titled "2 Worlds (Remember)".

Richard Crews

Activism

Richard Crews is the Office Manager at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Koshawn McMillan

Activism

Koshawn McMillan is a Client Care Worker at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Symra Brandon

Politics

Symra Brandon is the Director of Community Affairs at New York Senate, for Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, IP, WF), who is Temporary President and Majority Leader at New York Senate. Brandon is formerly a City Council Member at Yonkers, New York.

Jerry Smith

Activism

Jerry Smith is the Building Superintendent at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Tashera Simmons

Activism

Tashera Simmons an Ambassador at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. Simmons is the ex-wife of recording artist DMX.

Angela Adetola

Activism

Angela Adetola is the President of the Board of Directors at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Tags: YWCA • Education • President • Yonkers, New York • Board of Directors

Charlie Knight

Activism

Charlie Knight is the CEO at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

Junior

Music

Junior was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. He is best known for his 1982 hit single, "Mama Used to Say".

8ky 6lu

Music

Sky Blu (stylized as 8ky 6lu) is a rapper, singer, record producer, DJ, and dancer best known as one half of the musical duo LMFAO, with the hit song "Party Rock Anthem". He formed the duo with his paternal uncle Redfoo, and released two albums together.

Redfoo

Music

Redfoo is an American rapper, singer, composer, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit song, "Party Rock Anthem". Redfoo formed the duo with his nephew Sky Blu, in 2006.

Issa Rae

Television

Issa Rae is an actress and producer. She first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series "Awkward Black Girl". For her acting work on "Insecure", she has received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.