22/02/2020
Allied Moxy celebrates week three of Black History Month by highlighting seven more influential people from the entertainment, tech, literary, and political world that are Making History Now.
Check out last week's featured influencers.
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress, and best-selling author. She has brought her talent to the Presidential Inauguration, Super Bowl XLVII and the Academy Awards. In 2009, she founded The Julian D. King Gift Foundation to provide stability and support for children of all backgrounds.
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Stella Meghie
Stella Meghie is a film director and screenwriter whose work centers on the multiplicity of black familyhood and the globally-relatable nature of black stories. One of today's very few black women filmmakers, she has created films such as Everything, Everything, The Weekend, and most recently, The Photograph, starring Issa Rae.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author and journalist. Coates works for The Atlantic as a national correspondent where he writes about cultural, political, and social issues regarding African Americans and White Supremacy.
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Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his film Moonlight, which won 3 Academy Awards among its 8 nominations (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor), making it the first film with an all-black cast to win Best Picture.
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Clarence Avant
Also known as "The Black Godfather", it is with his counseling and business savvy tactics that Clarence Avant has redefined entertainment for people of color long before they had a voice in the industry. He remains a figure that Hollywood's elite continue to lean on for sound advice and mentorship.
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Viola Davis
Viola Davis is an American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the first black actress or actor to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017.
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John Singleton
A prolific story teller, John Singleton was committed to shining a light on the issues affecting African American communities and allowing film to become a voice for the voiceless. His vision forever changed the trajectory of black films in this country. He became the first African-American and the youngest person to be nominated for an Academy award for best director, at age 24, for Boyz in the Hood.
