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Sylvester
Sylvester
Recording Artist

Music

Sylvester was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.

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Symra Brandon
Director of Community Affairs, New York State Senate and Former City Council Member, Yonkers, New York

Politics

Symra Brandon is the Director of Community Affairs at New York Senate, for Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, IP, WF), who is Temporary President and Majority Leader at New York Senate. Brandon is formerly a City Council Member at Yonkers, New York.

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System of a Down
System of a Down
Grammy Award Winner

Music

System of a Down is an Armenian-American metal band. The band currently consists of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (vocals, guitar) and Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals) as well as John Dolmayan (drums).

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T-Boz
T-Boz
Member, TLC

Music

Tionne Watkins, better known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer, songwriter, model, dancer, actress, author, and executive producer. She rose to fame in the early 1990s as the lead singer of the girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards.

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T-Pain
T-Pain
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

T-Pain is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His most successful feature to date was on Flo Rida's debut single "Low", which has since been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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T.I.
T.I.
Recording Artist

Music

T.I. is an American rapper and actor. He has released nine studio albums, with seven of them reaching the top five of the Billboard 200 chart. Throughout his career, he has also released several highly successful singles.

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Taj Jackson
Taj Jackson
Member, 3T

Music

3T is an American R&B/pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson (from The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons) and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Taj, Taryll, and TJ.

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Take 6
Take 6
10-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group has received Grammy Awards well as Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award and nominations for the NAACP Image Award.

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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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Tamar Braxton
Tamar Braxton
4-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Tamar Braxton is a singer, television personality and actress. She returned to the music industry after a 13-year break, with her second album, "Love and War" (2013). The album was released through Epic Records and became a commercial success.

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Tameka "Tiny" Harris
Tameka "Tiny" Harris
Member, Xscape

Music

Tameka "Tiny" Harris (born Tameka Cottle) is best known as a member of the American multi-platinum R&B vocal group Xscape, and for her marriage to rapper T.I. She received a Grammy Award for her writing contributions on the TLC hit "No Scrubs".

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Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Tamela Mann is an American gospel singer, and actress. She began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and The Family. She was a featured soloist on several tracks while with Franklin's group.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · Gospel · David Mann · Kirk Franklin · TBS · BET · Tyler Perry's Assisted Living · Meet the Browns · Tilly Mann Music Group · Fort Worth, Texas

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Tamika D. Mallory
Tamika D. Mallory
Activist

Activism

Tamika D. Mallory is an American activist. She was one of the leading organizers of the 2017 Women's March, for which she and her three other co-chairs were recognized in the TIME 100. She is a proponent of gun control and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Tamika Scott
Tamika Scott
Member, Xscape

Music

Xscape is a female R&B, vocal quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Tamika Scott is a member of the group. The group released their debut album "Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha" in 1993, which spawned two of their biggest hits "Just Kickin' It" and "Understanding".

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Tammy Faye Bakker
Tammy Faye Bakker
Television Personality

Television

Tamara Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) was a Christian singer, evangelist, author, and television personality. She initially gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her then-husband Jim Bakker in 1974.

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Tanner Buchanan
Tanner Buchanan
Actor

Television

Tanner Buchanan is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Leo Kirkman in the ABC political drama "Designated Survivor" and Robby Keene in the YouTube Premium series "Cobra Kai".

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Tara Lipinski
Tara Lipinski
Figure Skater

Sports

Tara Lipinski is a former competitive figure skater. A former competitor in ladies' singles, she is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World champion, a 2-time Champions Series Final champion (1997 - 1998), and the 1997 United States national champion.

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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Screen Actors Guild Award Winner

Film

Taraji P. Henson is an actress. She received praise for her role as Katherine Johnson in the critically acclaimed drama film "Hidden Figures", for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke
Founder, Me Too Movement

Activism

Tarana Burke is a civil rights activist from Bronx, New York who founded the Me Too Movement. In 2006, she began using the phrase "Me Too" on social media to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society.

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Taryll Jackson
Taryll Jackson
Member, 3T

Music

3T is an American R&B/pop music group featuring the three sons of Tito Jackson (from The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons) and Delores "Dee Dee" Jackson. The band members include, from eldest, Taj, Taryll, and TJ.

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Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Grammy Award Winner

Music

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.

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Tashera Simmons
Ambassador, YWCA Yonkers and Founder, Freedom of Truth

Activism

Tashera Simmons an Ambassador at YWCA Yonkers, located in Yonkers, New York. The members and supporters of YWCA Yonkers include women from many different faiths, ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. Simmons is the ex-wife of recording artist DMX.

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Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali
Actress and Recording Artist

Television

Tatyana Ali is known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" from 1990 to 1996. She has also starred had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" from 2007 to 2013.

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Tawatha Agee
Lead Singer, Mtume

Music

Tawatha Agee was the lead singer from the band Mtume, whose soulful lead voice that was featured on their hit "Juicy Fruit". She has recorded with artists, including Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Sting, David Bowie, Jewel, and R. Kelly.

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Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee and American Music Award Winner

Music

Taylor Dayne is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She has sold over 75 million albums and singles worldwide, earned three Grammy Award nominations, an American Music Award, and multiple New York Music Awards.

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