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Sojourner Truth
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
Solomon Burke
In 2001, Solomon Burke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer. His album "Don't Give Up on Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2003. By 2005, he was credited with selling 17 million albums.
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Son of Bazerk and No Self Control
Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.
Sonjja Baram
International fashion designer Sonjja Baram combines fragility and strength, tradition and modernity, passion and profundity in her creations.
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Sonny Turner
Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.
Collections: Black Music Month
Soul for Real
Soul for Real (also known as Soul 4 Real and Soul IV Real) is an R&B group. The group were best known in the mid-1990s for their gold-certified singles "Candy Rain" and "Every Little Thing I Do".
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and United States top five hit "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", and "Keep On Movin'" which reached number 11 in the United States. They won two Grammy Awards.
Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz.
Collections: Black Music Month
Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy is a French-British singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer. He has recorded under various pseudonyms including: DJ Supreme, Kings of Rhythm, Loop Da Loop, and DJ Chrome.
Special Ed
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.
Spice Girls
Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. Their debut album "Spice" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album "Spiceworld" sold over 20 million copies.
Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors are an American rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and No. 17, respectively.
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.
Collections: Women's History Month
Stacy London
Stacy London is an American stylist/fashion consultant, author, and magazine editor known primarily for her time as co-host on "What Not to Wear", a reality television program that featured wardrobe and appearance makeovers.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an comic-book writer, editor, and publisher. He was formerly editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and later its publisher and chairman before leaving the company to become its chairman emeritus, as well as a member of the editorial board.
Stars on 54
Stars on 54 were a supergroup put together to record the song "If You Could Read My Mind" for the soundtrack of the 1998 film "54", which starred Mike Myers. The group consisted of recording artists Amber, Ultra Naté, and Jocelyn Enriquez.
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band, founded by Walter Becker (guitars, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). They have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Steff Reed
Steff Reed is a recording artist. In 2013, he was nominated for the Grammy Music Educator Award.
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