Marie-Louise Coidavid
Marie-Louise Coidavid was the first and only Queen of an independent Haiti.
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Martha Putney
African-American Women’s Army Corps officer during World War II
Channyn Parker
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Nella Larsen
Harlem Renaissance writer
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) studied the African-based dances and rituals of the Caribbean area and based many choreographic works on that research.
Juliann Jane Tillman
African Methodist Episcopal preacher
Judith Jamison
After making her New York debut with American Ballet Theater in 1964, Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965.
Jillian Tamaki
In collaboration with her cousin, Tamaki creates believable young female characters based on her own experiences and imagination and imbues her illustrations with a strong sense of place.
Estella Crosby
Beautician and community activist who formed the Boston unit of the Housewives League with Geneva Arrington and E. Alice Taylor.
Geneva Arrington
Co-founder of the Boston unit of the Housewives League