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River Phoenix
River Phoenix
Academy Award Nominee

Film

River Phoenix was an American actor, musician, and activist. He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. His work encompassed 24 films and television appearances.

Joaquín Phoenix
Joaquín Phoenix
3-Time Academy Award Nominee and Grammy Award Winner

Film

Joaquín Phoenix is an American actor, producer, and activist. For his work as an actor, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Awards and British Academy Film Award nominations.

Willow Smith
Willow Smith
Actress and Recording Artist

Music

Willow Smith is an American singer, actress, and dancer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. She launched her music career in the autumn of 2010 with the release of the singles "Whip My Hair" and "21st Century Girl".

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Keith Clizark
RIAA Certified Diamond Music Producer and CEO, Team MASHN Entertainment

Music

Keith Clizark has over 12 million records sold and $525 million generated to his production credits. As part of his musical genius, he has produced hot records for Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Too $hort, Master P, Kurupt, Mystical, Tha Eastsidaz, and T.R.U.

Special Ed
Special Ed
Recording Artist

Music

Special Ed is a hip-hop musician. He is best known for the songs "I Got It Made", "Think About It", and "I'm The Magnificent", on the "Youngest in Charge" album, recorded when he was 16 years old. The album sold more than half a million copies.

Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Tim McGraw is an American country singer, songwriter, and actor. He has released fourteen studio albums. He has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Cameo
Cameo
Recording Group

Music

Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid being confused with Ohio Players.

BTS
BTS
Recording Group

Music

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. Since their debut, they have sold an estimated 7 million albums worldwide.

Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian and Actress

Television

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist. DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom "Ellen" from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", since 2003.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Sweet Sensation
Sweet Sensation
Recording Group

Music

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

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

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

Christian Navarro
Christian Navarro
Actor

Television

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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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