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Morris Day
Morris Day
Lead Singer, The Time

Music

Morris Day is an American musician, composer, and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.

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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Ministry

Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She received a number of honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Recording Group

Music

Mötley Crüe was a heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1981. The group has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 25 million albums in the United States, making it one of the best-selling bands of all time.

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Motörhead
Motörhead
Recording Group

Music

Motörhead were an English rock band formed in June 1975. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energized heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Mr. Dalvin
Mr. Dalvin
Member, Jodeci

Music

Dalvin DeGrate is an American R&B and soul musician, singer and rapper, best known for his days as Mr. Dalvin, one-quarter of the R&B group Jodeci.

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Mr. Every Day
Recording Artist and CEO, Past Life Entertainment

Music

Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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Mtume
Mtume
Recording Group

Music

Mtume was a group that rose to prominence and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. Other members of the group included Tawatha Agee.

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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Father of Modern Chicago Blues

Music

Muddy Waters was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". His influence was tremendous, not just on blues and rhythm and blues but on rock and roll, hard rock, folk music, jazz, and country music.

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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Boxer

Sports

Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, and polarizing figure.

Collections: Black History Month

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Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
6-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Mumford & Sons are a band formed in 2007. The band have won a number of music awards throughout their career, with "Sigh No More" earning the band the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2011, a Mercury Prize nomination, and six Grammy Award nominations.

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Myles Garrett
Myles Garrett
Professional Football Player

Sports

Myles Garrett is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M University, and was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

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N.K. Morton
Recording Artist and Multi-Platinum Songwriter

Music

N.K. Morton is a singer-songwriter. She wrote songs for Backstreet Boys, Mýa, and Karen Clark-Sheard, worked in television with Chris Rock, and was a featured lead or background vocalist for artists, ranging from Diana Ross to Rakim.

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N.W.A
N.W.A
Recording Group

Music

N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip-hop group from Compton, California. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap sub-genre.

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N'Kenge
Actress, "Motown: The Musical" on Broadway

Theatre

N'Kenge is an actress who originated the role of Mary Wells in "Motown: The Musical" on Broadway. This Broadway darling was recently seen on television, as a presenter at the 58th Annual New York Emmy Awards.

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Nancy Green
Nancy Green
Model, Aunt Jemima

Culinary Arts

Nancy Green (November 17, 1834 - August 30, 1923) was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of many African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark as Aunt Jemima. The character is based on the enslaved "mammy" archetype.

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Politics

Nancy Pelosi is an American politician serving as speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. She is the only female to have served as Speaker, and is the highest-ranking elected woman in United States history.

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Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Nancy Wilson was an American singer with more than seventy albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul — a "consummate actress", and "the complete entertainer".

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Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd
Member, The Judds

Music

Naomi Judd is an American country music singer and actress. With her daughter, Wynonna Judd, she formed the highly successful singing duo known as The Judds. The duo won five Grammy Awards and a vast array of other awards and honors.

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Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott
Actress and Recording Artist

Film

Naomi Scott is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her starring role as Princess Jasmine in Disney's fantasy film "Aladdin" (2019), for which she also contributed to its soundtrack.

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Naomi Smalls
Naomi Smalls
Drag Queen

Television

Naomi Smalls is the stage name of American drag queen Davis Heppenstall. He is known for appearing on the eighth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race", where she was runner-up, and competed on "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" season 4.

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Naomi Wadler
Naomi Wadler
Activist

Activism

March for Our Lives was a student-led demonstration in support of tighter gun control. Turnout was estimated to be between 1.2 and 2 million people, making it one of the largest protests in United States history. Participants included Naomi Wadler.

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Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Recording Group

Music

Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quartet from Louisville, Kentucky. They are best known for their hit singles "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe", and "Good Day". They were the best selling hip-hop group of 2002.

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Nas
Nas
13-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Nas is a rapper. He has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and has sold over 30 million records worldwide. His 11th studio album "Life Is Good" was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Nashville Urban Choir
Nashville Urban Choir
Recording Group

Music

Nashville Urban Choir is a collective of singers. The choir was featured on the track "Fight On", alongside Grammy Award winner Shannon Sanders.

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Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Recording Artist

Music

Nat King Cole was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole acted in films, on television, and performed on Broadway.

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