Dr A Grace Lee Mims
Educator, a musician, and an advocate for African-American culture.
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Zilla Mays
Gospel and R&B singer and popular radio DJ
Butterfly McQueen
For most of her film career, McQueen was typecast as a servant, but when those roles became scant in Hollywood during the 1950s, she pursued jobs in musical theater, television, and radio. She won the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award in 1975 and an Emmy Award for her role in the children’s television special The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1979).
Dorothy Crawford
Dorothy Crawford contributed enormously to Australian radio and television industries and was a co-founder of Crawford Productions.
Anna Manahan
Irish actress
Ola Belle Reed
US Appalachian folk singer, songwriter and banjo player
Elizabeth Crotty
Irish concertina player
Maureen Wall
Irish historian
Maybelle Carter
Maybelle Carter was a member of the Carter Family, a trio that helped to pioneer what became known as country music.
Leah Carrey
Born Leyke Post, Leah Carrey (1908-2005) performed at the old Boston Opera House, the Shawmut Theater, and the Franklin Park Theater, working with some of the greatest stars of the Yiddish stage.