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Rising star Misty Copeland makes history as the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, producer, and singer-songwriter. She's known for her role as dance teacher Lydia Grant in the 1982 musical drama series Fame
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress, singer, and television personality. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Halle Maria Berry is an Oscar-winning actress and former model and beauty queen.She won an Emmy for her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the 1999 HBO film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.More
Alicia Keys, the stage name of Alicia Augello Cook, is an American singer and songwriter who started composing songs at age 12. A classically trained pianist, she signed with Columbia Records at 15 and graduated valedictorian from Manhattan's Professional Performing Arts School two years later.
Eva Marcille Pigford is an American actress, producer, fashion model, and television personality. She first became famous after winning the third season of America's Next Top Model.
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media mogul, actress, producer, philanthropist, and the first Black woman to own her own production company. She's best known for hosting the nationally syndicated The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986–2011, and for launching her own network, OWN, in 2011.
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B"
Antonia Michele Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history.
Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actress. She's also starred in critically acclaimed films like Moonlight (2016), Hidden Figures (2016), and Glass Onion (2022). Monáe has won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award
Viola Davis is an award-winning American actress and producer who has worked in film, television, and theater. Davis has won the four major North American entertainment awards, achieving EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
racee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress, singer, and television host. For her role in Black-ish, she's received five Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress who has been active in film and television since the 1980s. Bassett has won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, born in Barbados in 1988, is a singer, actress, and businesswoman. Guinness World Records recognizes her as the 21st century's best-selling female recording artist. Known for her distinctive voice and fashion sense.
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo is an award-winning British actress, singer, and producer who has made her mark on stage, screen, and television. Erivo first gained recognition for her role as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015–2017
Kerry Marisa Washington is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, producer, and director. She's best known for her role as Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018), which earned her two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nod.
Queen Latifah, whose real name is Dana Elaine Owens, is an Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actress, singer, rapper, producer, author, and entrepreneur. In 2023, she became the first female rapper to receive a Kennedy Center Honor.
Tyra Lynne Banks, also known as BanX, is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress. She's known for her work with CoverGirl and Victoria's Secret, and for breaking racial barriers in fashion.
Naomi Elaine Campbell is a British model who started her career at age eight. The fashion industry and press named her a supermodel, and she was the first Black woman to grace the covers of Time and Vogue France. Campbell has worked with many brands, including Versace, Ralph Lauren, and Louis Vuitton
Ciara Princess Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Discovered in the early 2000s by record producer Jazze Pha, she rose to fame with her debut album, Goodies, which went triple platinum. The album included the hit singles "Goodies," "1, 2 Step," and "Oh". Her second album, Ciara: The Evolution, reached number one in the US and was certified platinum.
Regina Rene King is an American actress, director, and producer who has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and four Primetime Emmys. She's also been named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine.
Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet, activist, and model who advocates for gender justice, racial equality, and the environment. In 2017, she became the first National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.
Diana Ross is an American singer, actress, and producer who rose to fame as the lead singer of the 1960s pop/soul group the Supremes. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", Ross and the Supremes became Motown's most successful act, and one of the world's best-selling girl groups.
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer who has won Grammys and Billboard Music Awards. Known for her innovative and provocative records, Jackson has addressed issues like racial inequality, domestic violence, and LGBTQ+ rights in her music and performances.
Whoopi Goldberg, the stage name of Caryn Elaine Johnson, is an American actor, comedian, producer, author, and television personality. She's an EGOT winner, having received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Goldberg is known for her roles in The Color Purple and Ghost, winning Golden Globes for both and a BAFTA for Ghost. She's also a Daytime Emmy winner for her work on The View, where she's been a co-host since 2007.
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman with a career spanning more than 30 years. She first gained public attention as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny's Child,