Happy Black History Month! Which Black rising stars do you admire most? Please nominate your top 5, so we can celebrate them on The Dots.
We still have a way to go when it comes to conquering the lack of diversity in the creative/tech/digital industries – which is why it is so important for us, as a platform, to use our force for good.
We celebrate and promote Black talent all throughout the year, including via our list of brilliant Black leaders:
https://the-dots.com/users/search/list/1357#noscroll
This is definitely not an exhaustive list, so we’re always looking to unearth more incredible rising stars to feature and promote, so we can help them get the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
With this in mind, we’d love to know who are your rising stars, so we can celebrate those transforming the industry of today and inspiring the generation of tomorrow.
We’ll then feature this incredible talent throughout Black History Month – including publishing our annual rising stars list for 2020!
To nominate your top 5 (feel free to add more if you prefer), simply @ mention them in the comments below.
Thank you so much in advance for this!
Pip
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- Afua Hirsch, Akala, Billy Porter, Indya Moore
- Easy - @Nene Parsotam all the way!
- Jimi FamurewaJulian ObuboValerie BrandesBernice McFaddenBrandon Taylor
- DaveKara WalkerWales BonnerTyler MitchellTheaster GatesStormzy
- So much Greatness but My Top 10:Ngugi wa ThiongoWalter RodneyGado(comics)Diane AbbottDavid LamiAfua HirschBernie MacDesmond TutuMarcus GarveyGeorge the Poet
- Hi icons from previous Black History Month lists! I’d absolutely love you to nominate your 5 Black trailblazers for 2020. Please @ mention them in the comments below. Thanks so much! Pip.@Abraham Abbi Asefaw @Claud Williams @Dior Bediako @Eddie Opara @Elizabeth Akanbi-Ogabi @Gail Anderson @Glyn Aikins @Ibrahim Kamara @Jenn Nkiru @Jordan Kensington @Karen Blackett @Liv Little @Mark Miller @Melanie Eusebe @Nene Parsotam @Tanya Compas @Tas Elias @Trevor Robinson @Velma Simmons :-)
- @Ramone Anderson@Sahra-Isha Muhammad-Jones@Jenn Nkiru@Chibuikem Akata@Sasha Kluvitse
- @Caitlin Clancy Thank you!
- Audre LordeNelson MandelaAfua HirschRosa ParksMaya
- Maya AngelouQuincy JonesJean Michel BasquiatRenni Eddo-LodgeTobe Ngwigwe
- There are just so many! But here are a few people that have especially spoken to my heart and mind.- Maya Angelou- James Baldwin- Nina Simone- Cornel West- Angela Davis
- @Caitlin Clancy Thank you so much!
- So much greatness, heres my top ten trailblazers:- Martin Luther King- Michelle Obama- Janaya Khan- Alicia Keys- Stormzy- Adwoa Aboah (Model & Founder of Gurls Talk)- Candice Brathwaite (Author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother)- Kano- Loyle Carner- Fisayo Longe (Founder of Kai Collective)
- Winnie MandelaJosephine BakerAngela DavisDiane
- @Mireille Harper@Nana Bempah@Gabrielle Smith@Chinasa Chukwu@Sarah Harry-Isaacs
- Top 5 Black Trailblazers:5. Ignatious Sancho4. Mary Seacole3. Mohammed Ali2. Martin Luther King1. Nelson Mandela
- Maya Angelou (my No.1)James BaldwinToni MorrisonMartin Luther King JrJimi HendrixAretha FranklinElla FitzgeraldNina SimoneAlex HaleyDiane AbbottFlorence Beatrice PriceNeslon Mandela
- Mine are generally older icons like Iman, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, along with Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Obama, Mandela.
- Nelson MandelaMartin Luther King jrSteve BikoArchbishop Desmond TutuBarack Obama
- Maya Angelou... for her strength and grace
- -Barack Obama-Henrietta Lacks-Dr Rebecca Lee Crumpler-Nina Simone-Marcus Rashford
- Jonathan Akwue, Karen Blackett, Lord Simon Woolley, Viv Ahmun, Lee Jasper :)
- Malcolm X, Akala, Solange, Jordan Peele, Spike Lee
- Neil deGrasse Tyson - He is a hero and inspiration to my daughter (and me!)Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday for their music and beautiful voices that endures today.Jospehine Baker for making her own opportunities and success.
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