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New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block
Recording Group

Music

New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band. The band enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide. They won two American Music Awards in 1990.

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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish
Comedian and Actress

Comedy

Tiffany Haddish is an American comedian and actress. In 2018, Haddish was included on TIME's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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John Travolta
John Travolta
Academy Award Nominee

Film

John Travolta is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction". In 2016, he received his first Primetime Emmy Award.

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Dan Abrams
Dan Abrams
Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, ABC News

Television

Dan Abrams is an American web entrepreneur and television presenter, who serves as the chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News and as the host of both "60 Days In" and "Live PD" on the A&E cable network. He is also a legal commentator and author.

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Culture Club
Culture Club
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Culture Club are a band that was formed in 1981, comprised of Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Culture Club sold more than 50 million albums and 100 million singles.

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Kameelah "Meelah" Williams
Kameelah "Meelah" Williams
Lead Singer, 702

Music

702 (pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two"), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a platinum-selling vocal girl group, with the final and most known line up consisting of Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish and LeMisha Grinstead.

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702
702
Recording Group

Music

702 (pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two"), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a platinum-selling vocal girl group, with the final and most known line up consisting of Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish and LeMisha Grinstead.

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LeMisha "Misha" Grinstead
LeMisha "Misha" Grinstead
Member, 702

Music

702 (pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two"), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a platinum-selling vocal girl group, with the final and most known line up consisting of Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish and LeMisha Grinstead.

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Irish Grinstead
Irish Grinstead
Member, 702

Music

702 (pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two"), named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a platinum-selling vocal girl group, with the final and most known line up consisting of Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish and LeMisha Grinstead.

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Joanne "J-Bird" Phillips
Founder and Executive Director, J-Bird Music for the Arts

Music

In 2012, Joanne "J-Bird" Phillips founded J-Bird Music for the Arts, with the vision of reviving arts programs by providing much needed equipment, instruments, and resources in order to enrich the lives of youths through arts education.

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Turnpike Joe & the Traffic Jam
Recording Group

Music

Entertaining Long Island, New York since 1977, Turnpike Joe & the Traffic Jam presents its own "tight interpretations" of classic rock and pop tunes of the 60s and 70s, plus originals. Members of the band include Joanne "J-Bird" Phillips.

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Desmond Is Amazing
Desmond Is Amazing
Founder, Drag Haus of Amazing

Fashion

Desmond Is Amazing is a performer, drag kid, awarded LGBTQ advocate, outspoken gay youth, editorial model, public speaker, founder of his own drag house, fashion designer, muse, and icon. Most importantly, he is an inspiration to many.

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Fran Drescher
Fran Drescher
2-Time Emmy Award Nominee

Television

Fran Drescher is an actress and activist. She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit television series "The Nanny" (1993 - 1999), and for her nasal voice and thick New York accent. On February 4, 2014, she made her Broadway debut.

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Sam Donovan
Contestant, Project Runway All Stars (Season 5)

Fashion

Sam Donovan was a contestant on the television show "Project Runway All Stars" (Season 5). He graduated from Parsons in May 2013, with a BFA in Fashion Design. As a fashion designer, he believes that fashion should be accessible.

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Meli'sa Morgan
Meli'sa Morgan
Recording Artist

Music

Meli'sa Morgan is an American R&B/Soul singer–songwriter. She had a string of urban contemporary hits starting the mid–1980s through the mid–1990s. Born in Queens, New York, shegot her start in the music industry while singing with a church gospel choir.

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Christian Navarro
Christian Navarro
Actor

Television

Christian Navarro is an American actor known for playing Tony Padilla in the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why".

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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
African-American Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist

Activism

Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist. She was born into slavery, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.

Collections: Black History Month · Women's History Month

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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
African-American Social Reformer and Abolitionist

Activism

Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.

Collections: Black History Month

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Sweet Sensation
Sweet Sensation
Recording Group

Music

Sweet Sensation is an American female Freestyle-Dance music trio from Bronx, New York.

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Brownstone
Brownstone
Recording Group

Music

Brownstone was an American female contemporary R&B group that was popular during the mid-1990s. They are best known for their 1995 hit single "If You Love Me", which was nominated for a Best R&B Performance Grammy Award.

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3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

3 Doors Down rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which placed in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then released their debut album, "The Better Life". The album was certified 6x platinum.

Tags: Grammy Award Nominee · Brad Arnold · Post-Grunge · Alternative Rock · Hard Rock · Southern Rock · Billboard Hot 100 · Escatawpa, Mississippi · Multi-Platinum · Republic Records

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Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Kristin Chenoweth is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on Broadway.

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Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
3-Time Tony Award Nominee

Theatre

Idina Menzel is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical "Rent". Her performance earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1996.

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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
3-Time Academy Award Winner and 3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Theatre

In a career spanning over four decades, Stephen Schwartz has written such hit musicals as "Godspell" (1970), "Pippin" (1972), and "Wicked" (2003). He has won three Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for six Tony Awards.

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Creed
Creed
Recording Group

Music

Creed was an American rock band formed in 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida. Creed has sold over 28 million records in the United States, over 53 million albums worldwide, and was the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s.

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