Octavia Butler
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Jussie Smollett
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Dr. Melvin Boozer
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E. Lynn Harris
E. Lynn Harris was born on June 20, 1955 (to July 23, 2009). He was a celebrated pioneer of gay black fiction and a literary entrepreneur who rose from self-publishing to best-sell
Otis D. Harris, Jr.
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Dr. Ian C. Barrett
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Dr. Frank Mugisha
Dr. Frank Mugisha was born on June 17, 1979. He is a prominent advocate for the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda, a respected champion of human rights, and an anti-violence
Dr. Leo Moore
Dr. Leo Moore was born on June 11. He is a physician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who is focused on helping others live their best lives. Leonard Jamison Moore was raised in M
Park Cannon
Park Cannon was born on June 6, 1991. When she was elected as the youngest member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016, she was one of just four openly LGBTQ Black lawma
Laverne Cox
(b. 1972) “Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might