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Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator. He is best known as a science popularizer and communicator.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning American writer, producer, and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series "Cosmos", hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981.
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné began her career as a child actress, appearing as Olivia Kendall on "The Cosby Show" (1989 - 1992). As a teenager, she starred as Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel television series "That's So Raven" (2003 - 2007).
Mansa Musa
Musa I (c. 1280 – c. 1337), or Mansa Musa, was the tenth Mansa (which translates to "sultan", "conqueror" or "emperor") of the Mali Empire, an Islamic West African state. He has been described as the wealthiest individual of the Middle Ages.
KC & The Sunshine Band
KC & The Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. The group had six top 10 singles, five number one singles and two number two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Tasha Cobbs Leonard released the EP "Grace" in 2013 with EMI Gospel (now Motown Gospel). The EP reached No. 61 on the Billboard charts. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, she won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher rose to fame after directing three hit films: "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), "The Lost Boys" (1987), and "Flatliners" (1990). Known for casting young actors, he helped actors like Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland advance their careers.
The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975, that had a series of Irish and United Kingdom hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is an American-Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential directors in film history.
Michelle Visage
Michelle Visage is a singer and media personality. Originally gaining recognition as a member of the band Seduction, she charted on the Billboard Hot 100 before reaching the top of the dance charts as lead vocalist in The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.
Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown was an American guitarist, bandleader, and singer who garnered the honorific nickname the "Godfather of Go-Go". Go-Go is a sub-genre of funk music developed in and around the Washington metropolitan area in the mid-1970s.
Greg Sestero
Gregory Sestero is an American actor, model, writer and producer, best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film "The Room", as well as his memoir "The Disaster Artist", about his experiences making the film.
Tommy Wiseau
Tommy Wiseau is a Polish-born American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for writing, producing, directing, and starring in the 2003 film "The Room", which has been described by many critics as one of the worst films ever made.
Terry Crews
Terry Crews is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder, and former professional football player. He began hosting "America's Got Talent" in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series.
God's Property
God's Property is a gospel choir known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin and other recording artists.
Nancy Green
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.
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all-time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records in the United States alone.
Butterfly McQueen
Butterfly McQueen was an American actress. She first appeared in film in 1939 as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's slave, in the film "Gone with the Wind". She was unable to attend the movie's premiere because it was held at a whites-only theater.
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor is a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model. In 2005, she signed a record deal with American musician Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint, before making her first national appearance on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16".
Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja was an American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film "Paris Is Burning". Willi Ninja, known as the godfather of voguing, was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem's drag balls.
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