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Jill Scott

Born on April 4, 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jill Scott performed in a Canadian production of Rent before releasing her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?. She has since released several more albums and earned three Grammy Awards as of 2013 while also working as an actress, starring in projects like Why Did I Get Married?, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Steel Magnolias.

Scott went on to work with Questlove of the hip-hop group The Roots, co-writing the song “You Got Me,” which would earn a rap performance Grammy. She also worked with producer and songwriter Jeff Townes (who collaborated with Will Smith as the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) to create tunes that would comprise her first album. Read More

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections. Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou (April 4, 1928 to May 28, 2014), known as Maya Angelou, was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Read More