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Brax: Opening/ 1st presentation

Z: 2nd presentation

Anika: 3rd presentation

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Alfredo Bowman, Dr. Sebi: Taking Responsible Risks

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Alfredo Bowman, Dr. Sebi: Taking Responsible Risks

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Self proclaimed herbalist healer

Born in Ilanga, Honduras in 1933

Never attended formal school, educated & raised by his grandmother

Studied herbs in Africa, the Caribbean, North America, and Central and South America

He has treated high profile clientele including Michael Jackson, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC, and Teddy Pendergrass

Bowman claimed to cure all disease with herbs and a plant-based alkaline diet based on various pseudoscientific claims

He set up treatment centers in Honduras before expanding to the U.S in New York and Los Angeles

Died in jail due to complications of illness, diagnosed as pneumonia on August 6, 2016

Link: Dr. Sebi's Cell Food was founded by Dr. Sebi: Official Web Store (drsebiscellfood.com)

Dr. Sebi: The Herbalist Who Cured Cancer & Was Poisoned in Prison For It (universe-inside-you.com)

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Oprah earning the highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Oprah Winfrey: Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

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Oprah Winfrey: Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

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Actress, executive, philanthropist, talk show host, business woman

Born to a teenage mother in 1954

She lived in extreme poverty throughout her childhood and often had to wear clothes made of potato sacks

Winfrey was the victim of sexual abuse from multiple family members and ran away from her abusive home at the age of 14 (was later caught and sent to a juvenile detention center.)

Moved in with her father at the age of 14. He pushed her to work hard in school, and she earned a full scholarship to Tennessee State University

Worked for WVOL (radio station for African Americans in Nashville, TN)

Moved to Baltimore in 1976 to work for WJZ-TV as a news anchor. Co-hosted her first talk show "People Are Talking" while working for WJZ

1985 marked the beginning of the Oprah Winfrey Show (put her own twist on modern day talk shows, which is what made hers so popular and loved by the public)

Her love for acting inspired her to launch her own Production company "Harpo Productions"

Launched a campaign to establish a national database of convicted child abusers. Passed by Bill Clinton called the "Oprah Bill"

Oprah Winfrey Biography – Academy of Achievement. (January 24th, 2024)

https://achievement.org/achiever/oprah-winfrey/

Z Camara

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Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove): Persisting

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Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove): Persisting

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First in her family to be born free from slavery

She became a single mother after her husband died

Moved to St. Louis and became a laundress and cook to get out of poverty

After a divorce, financial struggle and physical strain, she moved to Denver

Having to deal with the racism and sexism associated with being a black women at the time

She launched her hair care line Madam Walkers Wonderful Hair Grower with only $1.25

After another divorce, she moved to Indiana and built a factory that employed hundreds to thousands of African American men and women

She became the first black female millionaire

Link:

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker

Anika C.

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-Lebron Raymone James Sr. Born in Akron Ohio December 30,1984 .

-Mother Gloria James ,who was 16 at the time of his birth .

_Father Anthony McClevland who was not in his do to his extensive criminal life style .

_Lebron James married his high school sweetheart Savannah James ,Two boys and one girl ,Bronny ,Bryce,and daughter Zhuri James.

_Life was often a struggle for the family .Gloria allowed him to move in with the family of Frank Walker ,a local youth football coach who introduced James to basketball when he was 9 yrs old.

_James attended St Vincent -St. Mary High School.

_In 2003 ,Lebron James was Drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers .he was 18 yrs old at the time.

_He has competed in 10 NBA Finals ,4 NBA Championships, he also won the inaugural (NBA cup in 2023) 2 Gold Medals.

he has been named an All Star 20 times ,selected All NBA 19 times and All Defensive Team 6 times.

_Since 2005 the foundation held an annual bike -a-thon to raise money for various causes

-Has a partnership with the University of Akron to provide scholarships for as many as 2,300 children beginning in 2021.

-He recieved the J Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award from the NBA for his outstanding service to his community .

-In November 2017,the Akron School Board approved the I Promise School ,a Public Elementry School ,a Public Elementry School created to help struggling students stay in school ,I Promise Village (Housing Complex) which house three -thirty (community center/retail plaza and I Promise Health Quarter (Medical Center)

After School All-Star ,Boys and Girls Club and Children defense fund .

-In 2016 he donated $2.5 million to Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to support an exhibit on Muhammad Ali.

Stephen Johnson