T.D. Jakes
Dallas-based bishop and founder of The Potter's House megachurch.
Dallas, TX, USA
@blackwikiT.I.
Atlanta rapper, label founder (Grand Hustle Records), and movie producer.
Atlanta, GA, USA
@blackwikiTabitha Brown
Eden, NC-born actress and vegan-cooking sensation; mother to Choyce and Queston Brown.
Eden, NC, USA
@blackwikiThe Notorious B.I.G.
Brooklyn-born rapper; Bad Boy Records' most consequential signing.
New York, NY, USA
@blackwikiThree 6 Mafia
Memphis hip-hop collective; first hip-hop act to win an Oscar (Best Original Song, 2006).
Memphis, TN, USA
@blackwikiThurgood Marshall
NAACP Legal Defense Fund founder, Brown v. Board litigator, and the first Black US Supreme Court Justice.
Baltimore, MD, USA
@blackwikiTina Turner
Nutbush-born Queen of Rock 'n' Roll whose 1980s solo career rebounded from a public escape from domestic abuse.
Nutbush, TN, USA
@blackwikiTommie Aaron
Mobile-born MLB player who played alongside Hank Aaron for the Atlanta Braves. The Aaron brothers combined for 768 home runs.
Mobile, AL, USA
@blackwikiToni Cade Bambara
Atlanta-based novelist and short-story writer; The Salt Eaters (1980) and Gorilla, My Love (1972).
Atlanta, GA, USA
@blackwikiTonja K. Johnson
Minnesota-based Black speculative fiction author, acquiring editor at FIYAH Literary Magazine, and 2024 MN BIPOC Emerging Writer (fiction).
Minneapolis, MN, USA
@blackwikiTony Baker
Stand-up comedian and social media personality known for his viral voiceover videos and energetic storytelling style.
@blackwikiTressie McMillan Cottom
Greensboro, NC-born sociologist and MacArthur fellow; author of Thick: And Other Essays.
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
@blackwikiTrick Daddy
Miami rapper and pioneer of the Miami bass / Southern hip-hop sound.
Miami, FL, USA
@blackwikiTrina
Miami rapper; the Diamond Princess.
Miami, FL, USA
@blackwikiTyler Perry
New Orleans-born filmmaker whose Atlanta studio is now the largest film production facility in the country.
Atlanta, GA, USA
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