Izora Armstead
American singer best known as one half of the duo Two Tons O’ Fun, which later became The Weather Girls.
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Clara Byrd Baker
American educator and community leader
Amanimalel
7th century BCE queen of Napata, a kingdom of Kush.
Amanishakheto
Kandake (queen) of the kingdom of Kush in ancient Nubia.
Amanitore
Meroe kandake (queen) in ancient Nubia
Shirley Graham Du Bois
African-American writer, composer, educator, and civil rights activist
Blanche Armwood
African-American educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist
Amanirenas
Warrior queen of the Nubian kingdom of Kush.
Shanakdakhete
One of the earliest regnant queens of Ancient Nubia
Jackie “Moms” Mabley
African-American stand-up comic and actor who was active in stage, television and films from the 1910s to 1970s. She was also one of the 20th century’s first openly queer comedians, coming out as a lesbian in 1921.