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Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas is a Spanish actor, producer and director. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Cannes Best Actor Award and nominations for a Tony Award, an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan is an Irish and American actress. Primarily noted for her roles in period dramas since adolescence, she has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and nominations for four Academy Awards and five British Academy Film Awards.
Lori Loughlin
Lori Loughlin is known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on "Full House" and its sequel "Fuller House". On March 12, 2019, Loughlin and her husband were arrested in connection with an alleged nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal.
Eric B.
Eric B. is the former producer and DJ for the hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Their album "Paid in Full" was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV, and the duo were nominated in 2011 for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim are a hip-hop duo formed in 1986, composed of Eric B. and Rakim, their album "Paid in Full" was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV, and the duo were nominated in 2011 for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg is an American politician, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976.
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. He achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the King of Ragtime. During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas.
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe is a singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. She earned Monáe two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
Shakira
Shakira is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, "Laundry Service" (2001). It sold over 13 million copies and spawned international number-one singles.
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an actress. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Garrett Morgan
Garrett Morgan was an African-American inventor and businessman as well as an influential political leader. His most notable inventions were the three position traffic signal and smoke hood.
Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. Born free in New York, she was the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a sculptor.
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was a stevedore of African and Native American descent, widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first American killed in the American Revolution. He became an icon of the anti-slavery movement.
Collections: Black History Month
Tags: American Revolution
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia (1991 - 1997).
Collections: Black History Month
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a singer of classical music. She worked for several years as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. She participated in the civil rights movement in the 1960s and was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (commonly known as UNIA).
Collections: Black History Month
Anne Cox Chambers
Anne Cox Chambers, daughter of Governor James M. Cox and Cox Enterprises board member, passed away at the age of 100. For 33 years, she co-owned Cox Enterprises with Barbara Cox, her sister and the mother of Cox Enterprises Chairman Jim Kennedy.
Nick Lachey
Nick Lachey is an actor, singer, and television personality. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees, and later starred in the reality series "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson.
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough performance was her portrayal of Tina in "Do the Right Thing" (1989). Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for her performance in "Fearless"(1993).
David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer is an American actor and director. He gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom "Friends", for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995.
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