Aziza Taylor is the Founder, Own Your Narrative 54. She is an expert storyteller, culture cultivator and brand & content strategist. She seeks to live in and help build a world where the untold narratives of the past and present “everyday” heroines and heroes from marginalized and minoritized communities are amplified. She is also dedicated …
Dr. Khalifa Ababacar Sy Diop, a native of the Republic of Mali, holds a Ph.D. in Technology Economics and Management. He is a distinguished member of several organizations, including the Federation of China-Africa Friendship Associations, where he serves as the External Affairs Secretary. Additionally, he is the first foreign Investment Advisor of Changsha City, the …
Korrine Sky is the Founder, Africans in Ukraine Education Fund. She was born in Zimbabwe and raised in Leicester, UK, then moved to Ukraine to pursue her medical studies. But when the Russian military attacked Kyiv, she knew she had to escape with her fiancé, a neurosurgeon, to ensure their safety. She encountered difficulties trying …
Ronelle King is an Afro-Barbadian Multi-Award Winning Gender Rights Activist and Caribbean Feminist. In 2016, she founded the viral cyber-feminist movement #lifeinleggings, which later evolved into a grassroots organization, Life In Leggings: Caribbean Alliance Against Gender-based Violence. The organization was founded to eradicate the pervasive rape culture in the Caribbean as well as regional occurrences …
Angely Gaviria Zurita, Colombian actress born in Cartagena de Indias on August 9, 1996. She finished her high school at Colegio Gran Colombia. She has worked since she was 11 years old selling ceviche in the touristic part of Cartagena, helping her parents with the household finances, and at the age of 16 she won the Miss Afro-descendant Contest …
Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2015. She represented Japan at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant and placed in the top 10. She was the first hāfu woman to be Miss Japan. She was born in Nagasaki, Japan on May 12, 1994. Her mother …
Halle Bailey is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame and is best known for being part of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her older sister Chloe Bailey. Chloe x Halle have released two albums, The Kids Are Alright (2018) and Ungodly Hour (2020). As an actress, Bailey has appeared in the film Last Holiday (2006) and …
Damar Romeyelle Hamlin is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL. Damar was born March 24, 1998, in Mckees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He is a safety in …
Damson Idris is a British actor who first caught significant attention in military dog tale “Megan Leavey” (2017) but truly broke through with a leading role in John Singleton’s drug wars series “Snowfall” (FX, 2017-). Born in Peckham, London in 1991, Idris grew up in the capital with his single mother and five siblings, and …
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., is an American R&B singer. She has received several awards including an Academy Award, a Children’s and Family Emmy Award, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for a Golden Globe Award, three American Music Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards. Congratulations!! Please note: To nominate other high …