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Sarah Dash
Member, Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos; Member, Labelle; Member, Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles

Music

Sarah Dash's first notable appearance was as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter and session musician for famous bands that include Labelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.

Collections: Black Music Month

Tags: Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos · Labelle · Patti LaBelle · Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles · Keith Richards · The Rolling Stones · Nona Hendryx · Singer · Trenton, New Jersey · Lady Marmalade

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Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Recording Artist

Music

Tony Bennett is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He has won 19 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Emmy Awards, and has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

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Chris Jasper
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner; Member, The Isley Brothers (1973-1983)

Music

Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tags: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee · Isley-Jasper-Isley · The Isley Brothers · Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner · R&B · Gold City Music · Ron Isley · Soul Music · Moog Synthesizer · Juilliard School of Music

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Yashi Brown
Poet and Mental Health Advocate

Literature

Yashi Brown is an author, poet, speaker, and active leader in the mental health community. Poetry became a safe space, when she began experiencing severe emotional challenges in her late teens.

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Danny Gokey
Danny Gokey
Third-Place Finalist on the 8th Season of 'American Idol'

Music

Danny Gokey is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third-place finalist on the eighth season of "American Idol". His debut album, My Best Days, was released in March 2010.

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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Founding Member and Lead Singer, The Supremes

Music

Diana Ross is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. She rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes. She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, never earning a competitive honor.

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Almighty Jahwel
Member, Son of Bazerk and No Self Control

Music

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.

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Jordon Lindsay
Actor

Film

Jordon Lindsay is a child actor, who starred in the feature film "Where Hearts Lie" (2016), where he played the role of Cristian.

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Della Reese
Della Reese
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Della Reese is an American nightclub, jazz, gospel and pop singer, film and television actress, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister, whose career had spanned six decades. She had also appeared as a guest on several talk shows.

Collections: Black Music Month

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P.M. Dawn
P.M. Dawn
Recording Group

Music

P.M. Dawn is an American hip-hop act, formed in 1988 by the brothers Attrell Cordes (known by his stage name Prince Be, sometimes credited as Prince Be the Nocturnal) and Jarrett Cordes (known as DJ Minutemix) in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Satomi Hofmann
Actress, "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway

Theatre

Satomi Hofmann is an actress, singer, musician, composer, and arranger living and working in the New York tri-state area. She is currently starring in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway, with the role Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante.

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William Goldstein
3-Time Emmy Award Nominee and Grammy Award Nominee

Music

William Goldstein was previously a recording artist for Motown Records and CBS Masterworks. He has over 50 albums currently available. He has also scored over 50 movie and television projects, including NBC's "Fame" and Disney's "The Miracle Worker".

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R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Recording Artist

Music

R. Kelly is an American singer and songwriter. The RIAA has recognized R. Kelly as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 40 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to crack the top 50 of the same list.

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Matthew Decker
Recording Artist

Music

Matthew Decker is a recording artist from New York. He started his own label Matteo Mafia Records in 2012. His music is very different from today's popular music, with a vintage 1960s style aesthetic, combined with modern day pop, hip-hop, and trap.

Tags: Recording Artist · New York · 1960s · Hollywood · Fragrances · Music · Wild · Singer · Amy Winehouse · Songwriter

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Green Day
Green Day
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie (released through Reprise Records) became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the United States.

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Eric Lopez
Actor, "The Phantom of the Opera" (World Tour)

Theatre

Eric Lopez is based in New York City and hails from a small town in Suffolk County, Long Island. He joined the United Kingdom company of "The Phantom of the Opera" (2016), and he had the honor to work for Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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RuPaul
RuPaul
Drag Queen and Recording Artist

Music

RuPaul is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, television personality, and recording artist. Since 2009, he has hosted and produced the drag queen reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race", for which he won an Emmy in 2016.

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The Jacksons
The Jacksons
Recording Group and Inductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) are composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1965 by Joe Jackson, as well as by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after.

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Siedah Garrett
2-Time Academy Award Nominee and Grammy Award Winner

Music

Siedah Garrett has written songs and performed backing vocals for Michael Jackson, Madonna, Quincy Jones, Donna Summer, Jennifer Hudson, and Tevin Campbell, among others. Garrett has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song.

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Band Aid
Band Aid
Recording Group

Music

Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market.

Tags: Charity Supergroup · Bob Geldof · Midge Ure · Ethiopia · Anti-Famine Efforts · Do They Know It's Christmas? · Band Aid 20 · Trevor Horn · Band Aid 30 · United Kingdom

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Carl Clay
Founder and Executive Producer, Black Spectrum Theatre Company

Theatre

Recognized and awarded as a multi-discipline force, Carl Clay has produced over 350 plays, trained over 2000 actors, and has written and directed 25 films aimed at urban youth. He has produced over 40 jazz concerts.

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Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Recording Artist

Music

Kurtis Blow is an American rapper and record producer. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister.

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Charisse Arrington
Recording Artist and Brilliance Coach

Music

Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" which peaked in the top twenty of the Billboard Dance singles chart and top five of the Billboard Dance breakout chart.

Tags: Recording Artist · Brilliance Coach · MCA Records · Down With This · Billboard · R&B · To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · Ain't No Love · The House That I Built · Star of Your Story

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Neal Bennington
Founder and Creative Director, Broadway Sings for Pride

Theatre

Neal Bennington founded Broadway Sings for Pride, in response to tragic suicides within the LGBTQ+ community. The live concert series has received support from Carol Channing, Neil Patrick Harris, Bernadette Peters, Channing Tatum, and many others.

Tags: Broadway · Carol Channing · Neil Patrick Harris · Bernadette Peters · Channing Tatum · Suicides · Nathan Lane · Wendy Williams · Joy Behar · New York City

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Denise Dunning Wilkinson
Member, Ladies of SKYY

Music

Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

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