Celia Cruz
Known worldwide as the “Queen of Salsa,” Cruz recorded more than 70 albums and received countless accolades.
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Aesha Ash
Aesha Ash is an internationally acclaimed, talented dancer who founded a nonprofit to inspire young black girls to pursue their dance dreams.
Lena Horne
Legendary singer/actor Lena Horne has fought against racism in the entertainment industry throughout her career and against racial discrimination in this country throughout her life.
Olga Custodio
The first Latina U.S. military pilot
Billie Barry
Irish performer and stage school founder
Therese Elssler
Austrian dancer in the 1800s
Rona Bailey
New Zealand communist and an organiser of protest movements, particularly against the Vietnam War, apartheid and racism.
Misty Copeland
Renowned American ballet dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).
Mabel Hampton
American lesbian activist and dancer during the Harlem Renaissance who played a vital role in Black and LGBTQ+ organizations, most notably the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Amalia Hernández
Prominent Mexican ballet choreographer renowned for founding the Ballet Folklórico de México.