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Digital artist Molly Soda explores boundaries of reality, performance and physical space.
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The creator of "Stop Telling Women to Smile" shares the source of her inspiration.
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Dick Gregory was the first Black comedian on “The Tonight Show with Jack Paar."
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Queen Lili‘uokalani was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai'i.
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Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice.
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Sonora Webster Carver (1904-2003) was one of the most famous horse divers in the world.
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Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.
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Gladys Bentley was a musical sensation and gender identity pioneer.
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Sissieretta Jones was the first Black woman to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall.
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Anna May Wong spent her acting career resisting racism and typecasting in Hollywood.
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Maggie Lena Walker was the first African-American woman bank founder and president.
