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Dolores Dunning Milligan
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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Terry Derkach
Co-Founder, Hookist

Music

Terry Derkach's music production and writing credits include 3-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum artist Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), gospel vocalist Vernon Bush (Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles), and Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley).

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Dr. Laurén Laurino
Board-Certified Naturopath and Holistic Health Advocate, Dr. Ren Recommends

Medical

Dr. Laurén Laurino, lovingly known as "Dr. Ren, America's Holistic Sweetheart", is a board certified naturopath through the American Naturopathic Medical Association. She has appeared on "The Dr. Oz Show" multiple times.

Tags: People · Products · Practitioners · Holistic Lifestyle · The Dr. Oz Show · Stress · Fatigue · Allergies · Losing Weight · Happier Life

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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993 - 2001)

Politics

Bill Clinton is a politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the 40th Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 42nd Governor from 1983 to 1992, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.

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Leaveil Degree
Member, The Whispers

Music

Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Whispers" and "Love Is Where You Find It", reaching the #1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums.

Tags: The Whispers · Singer · Billboard Hot 100 · R&B · Gold Record · Wallace "Scotty" Scott · Walter Scott · New Orleans, Louisiana · SOLAR Records · Soul Music

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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
41st United States Secretary of State

Politics

William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's nominee for President of the United States (1896, 1900, and 1908).

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Lawyer · Orator · Politician · The Boy Orator · The Great Commoner · Nebraska · Illinois College · Northwestern University · Progressive Era · Darwinism

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Chris Fern
Founder and CEO, Mindful Money

Finance

Chris Fern has over 10 years of experience in IT and computer software development, systems architecture, networking, and customer relations. These skills have resulted in the design and development of multiple software solutions and systems.

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Maria Dodaro
Swim Coach

Sports

Maria Dodaro is a swim coach and aquatics director. Swimming coaches help swimmers perfect their breathing techniques, swim speed, and may work with recreational swimmers or prepare professionals for meets.

Tags: Swim Coach · Aquatics Director · Athletics · Team · Spirit · Breathing · Support · Endurance · Strength · Ability

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John Howard, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Purchase College, State University of New York

Sociology

John Howard, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purchase College, State University of New York. He received his doctorate in sociology from Stanford University and a law degree from Pace University School of Law.

Tags: Distinguished Service · Professor Emeritus · Purchase College · State University of New York · Purchase, New York · Spike Lee · Law · Justice · Supreme Court · Civil Rights

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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".

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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.

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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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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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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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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

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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.

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