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Jane Hamilton (born 1957), writer (); Stephen Hayes, senior writer for The Weekly Standard, Fox News contributor, author (Wauwatosa); Kevin Henkes (born 1960), author and illustrator, recipient of Caldecott Medal (Racine, Madison)
Alderwoman Vel Phillips — who was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin law school, the first Black person and woman to be elected to the Milwaukee Common Council ...
Four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, Gena Rowlands has died at age 94. In a career spanning more than 60 years, the Wisconsin native was known for her collaborations with her actor and ...
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...
This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans.African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of citizens of the United States mainly descended from various West African and Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from Europe or indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin 2011 and Miss America 2012 Theodore H. Laban , highly decorated U.S. Army Air Forces soldier Lola J. May , mathematics educator