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Fantasia
Winner, "American Idol" (Season 3)

Music

Fantasia rose to fame as the winner of the third season "American Idol" in 2004. As of February 2012, she has sold 2,842,000 albums and 1,425,000 tracks in the United States. In 2012, VH1 ranked her number 32 out of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

Club Nouveau
Club Nouveau
Recording Group

Music

Club Nouveau is a group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California subsequent to the breakup of the Timex Social Club. The group's name (French for "New Club") was changed from its original incarnation, Jet Set.

Backsteet Boys
Backsteet Boys
8-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band in history, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013.

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Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord
Multi-Platinum Music Producer

Music

Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord is multi-platinum producer, who has worked with recording artists, such as Babyface, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Kirk Franklin, Jaime Foxx, Master P, Tank, and Ludacris.

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Alvaro Alencar
13-Time Latin Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alvaro Alencar has over 140 records in his career spanning 20+ years. In this time, he has won 13 Latin Grammy Awards, over 25 Latin Grammy nominations, and over 30 platinum or gold certificates for CD and DVD sales, which total approximately 10 million.

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Shannan Brown
Founder and CEO at Brides Worldwide

Technology

Shannan Brown is the Founder and CEO at Brides Worldwide. The company publishes BridesWorldwide.Directory, a website where brides find wedding vendors worldwide. Brown has also held positions as a Digital Product Manager at several major companies.

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Duane Gazi-White
Co-Founder and President, Re.new Artists, Imaging and Consulting

Fashion

Re.new Artists, Imaging and Consulting is the brainchild of Duane Gazi-White. Its function is to create a current take on imaging, styling and marketing for iconic artists. Clients include Tony Award winner Melba Moore and Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge.

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Dan Vitale
Cast Member, "Saturday Night Live" (1985 - 1986)

Comedy

Dan Vitale is an actor and comedian, best known for being a cast member during season 11 of "Saturday Night Live" (first episode: November 23, 1985, final episode: February 8, 1986).

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Adam B. Shapiro
MAC Award Winner and Actor, HBO's "The Normal Heart"

Theatre

Adam B. Shapiro is an award-winning actor, known for HBO's "The Normal Heart" (2014), "Master of None" (2015), and "The Cobbler" (2014). He has also performed in two national tours, one international tour, and two off-Broadway shows.

Tags: Off-Broadway · HBO · Actor

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Member, British Royal Family

Royalty

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.

Collections: Women's History Month

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Jason Stuart
Actor and Comedian

Film

Jason Stuart has a major role in the historic bio film "The Birth of a Nation". He has worked with heavy hitters George Clooney, Faye Dunaway, Angelina Jolie, Damon Wayans, Drew Carey, George Lopez, David Spade, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Tags: Actor · Comedian · The Birth of a Nation · George Clooney · Faye Dunaway · Angelina Jolie · Damon Wayans · Drew Carey · George Lopez · Arnold Schwarzenegger

Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York
Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York
Acceded to the Thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, and Pakistan

Royalty

Elizabeth II, known as Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York and Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth prior to accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, and Pakistan in 1952.

Collections: Women's History Month

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Mathew Knowles
Founder, President and CEO, Music World Entertainment

Music

Mathew Knowles is best known for being the former manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. His company, Music World Entertainment, is one of the most renowned, with record sales exceeding 300 million.

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Benjamen Adams
Photographer and Stylist

Fashion

Benjamen Adams is a fashion photographer, actor, producer, and model. When he first arrived in Los Angeles, California, it was suggested that he try modeling. He later thought photography was interesting.

Tags: Social Guru · Model · Fashion · Photographer · Intellectual · Specialist · Producer · Los Angeles, California · Photography · Events

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Tony Terry
Recording Artist and Actor

Music

Tony Terry has numerous Billboard top hits within his repertoire from the late 1980s, early 1990s, and today, including his world-renowned hit, "With You". He is also an achieved actor and activist championing for social and family health issues.

Jamie Walters
Recording Artist

Music

Jamie Walters is an American actor, singer, firefighter and record producer, best known for his roles on "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "The Heights" and his number one single "How Do You Talk to an Angel".

Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
Recording Group

Music

Wilson Phillips is an American vocal group. Their 1990 self-titled debut album sold over 10 million copies worldwide and placed three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, making the trio the best-selling female group at the time.

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Blush
Recording Group

Music

Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio (est. 2013), and they are using them to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

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Tali
Member, Blush and Member, T.O.D.

Music

Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

Tags: Music · Recording Artist · Blush · Destiny's Child · Mathew Knowles · R&B · Hip-Hop · Singer · Texas · T.O.D.

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Bunni Ray
Member, Blush

Music

Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

Tags: Mathew Knowles · Destiny's Child · Rapper · Houston, Texas · Blush · Sunni · Tali · MC Lyte · TLC · 2Pac

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Sunni
Member, Blush and Member, T.O.D.

Music

Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio (est. 2013), and they are using them to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

Tags: Blush · Mathew Knowles · T.O.D. · Recording Artist · Destiny's Child · Houston, Texas · MC Lyte · 2Pac · Colombia · Lauryn Hill

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Amelia Moore
Actress, Author, and Journalist

Music

Amelia Moore (aka Ameliaismore) is an actress, author, and journalist. She has been A&R Assistant at Atlantic Records, Director of A&R at Gee Street, and General Manager at Ruff Ryders Records, leaving as President at Ruff Ryders Lifestyle.

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Mitch Weiss
Entertainment Manager and Co-Author, “The Business of Broadway”

Theatre

Mitch Weiss has over 35 years of management experience in theatre and music. He has managed over 180 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including Tony Award winners "A Chorus Line", "The Grapes of Wrath", and "Beauty and the Beast".

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Shanna Marie Wallace
CEO, Mind Yard New York

Ministry

Shanna Marie Wallace is a Spiritual Interfaith Minister, who inspires in her classes, workshops, and guest speaking appearances. Her passionate and purposeful work has been featured in Bronx Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Yahoo, and Tech Insider.

Tags: Mind Yard New York · Your Faith Looks Familiar · Bronx Times · Marie Claire · Cosmopolitan · Tech Insider · Yahoo · Canal Plus · Energy · Healers

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Perri Gaffney
Actress and Co-Author, "The Business of Broadway"

Theatre

Perri Gaffney adapted her debut novel, "The Resurrection of Alice", into a one-woman play that won the 2014 African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago Outstanding Actress Award, and the 2014 Black Theater Alliance's Best Lead Actress Award (Chicago).

Tags: Black Theater Alliance · Author · New York City · Audelco Awards · National Black Theatre Festival · Girl Friends · Short Stories · African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago · One-Woman Play · Monodrama

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