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Nevilla Eloise Ottley-Adjahoe is the founder and principal of the Ottley Music School, which was established in 1973. She is an author, conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator for over 50 years. In that time, she has helped countless students and musicians not only realize their full musical potential, but also develop habits that have qualified them [to] lead successful careers…
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and innovator, acclaimed for her educational method that builds on the way children learn naturally. She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House—in Rome on January 6, 1907. … There are now thousands of Montessori schools in countries worldwide.
Allyson Felix is used to getting work done on the track. To call her track and field career successful doesn’t even begin to cover it. Felix is a nine-time Olympic medalist (six of those being gold medals), and in 2019 she surpassed Usain Bolt to become the runner with the most gold medals won at the IAAF World Championships. The daughter of an ordained minister, Felix sees her athletic ability as a gift from God.
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis serves as the Senior Minister of Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, the first African American and the first woman to do so. Lewis “uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. After graduating with an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1992…
The San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition is a Black led 501(c)3 nonprofit that is striving to create a space specifically for Black LGBTQ individuals and families. Here’s how the Coalition describes their mission: “The San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition strives to be a haven for OUR community. As your central hub for Queer Black life, our primary focus is connecting you to resources, events, and outlets that support and enrich your life…
Raoul Peck is a director, screenwriter and producer. Born in Haiti, raised in the Congo, U.S., France and Germany, Peck earned an economic-engineering master’s degree at the University of Berlin and then studied film at the Academy of Cinema and Television in Berlin (DFFB). In 1995, he created the Foundation Forum Eldorado
When Captain Charles Young [later Colonel Charles Young], the new military superintendent, arrived in Sequoia and General Grant national parks, he had already faced many challenges. Born into slavery in Kentucky during the Civil War, Young's life took him to places where a Black man was rarely welcome. He was the first African American to graduate from the white high school in Ripley, Ohio. Through competitive examination, he won an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point in 1884.
Peter Collins started off by posting videos of himself covering songs on his social media accounts and people instantly fell in love with him, his voice, and his music. His soft, smooth, gentle but immensely soulful voice is comforting to any ear. He is a vocalist whose spirit is as gentle and captivating as his mesmerizing, sultry voice. And the control he has with his voice is impressive. He is truly a singer’s singer.
Imbolo Mbue was born in Limbe, Cameroon in 1983. Her area of Cameroon had been previously colonized by Great Britain, and when she was 17 she came to the United States with a sponsorship from her aunt. She became a U.S. Citizen in 2014, and lived in Chicago for a few months before moving to New Jersey and earning her B. A. in business administration from Rutgers University and then Columbia University…
Nevilla Eloise Ottley-Adjahoe is the founder and principal of the Ottley Music School, which was established in 1973. She is an author, conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator for over 50 years. In that time, she has helped countless students and musicians not only realize their full musical potential, but also develop habits that have qualified them [to] lead successful careers…
