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First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934. [6] Two years later, Roebuck moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago. [1] Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago. [6]
Cynthia Chapple is an American research chemist and non-profit executive. Chapple is the founder and managing director of Black Girls Do Stem. This program was created with a mission to increase curiosity through deliberate education access and opportunities in science, engineering, and mathematics.
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s", [ 1 ] he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer.
Cynthia Michele Kereluk (/ ˈ k ɜːr l ʌ k / KURR-luk; [1] born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian fitness model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Miss Canada 1984 and went on to compete in the Miss Universe 1984. From 1985 to 2000, she hosted the exercise program Everyday Workout.
Cynthia Gibb (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television. She began her career as a cast member on the musical television drama Fame , based on the movie of the same name .
Cynthia de las Fuentes was born in 1964 and raised in a Mexican American family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was the first person on either side of her family to pursue graduate education. [ 1 ] Her interest in psychology developed during an AP Psychology class in high school and was influenced by her maternal grandfather, who respected the field despite ...
Lela Rochon Fuqua (born Lela Rochon Staples on April 17, 1964) [2] is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale . [ 3 ]
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers , of which she is the last surviving member.