Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole is an American anthropologist, educator, museum director, and college President. Dr. Cole was the first female African-American President of Spelman College, a historically black college, serving from 1987 to 1997. She was also President of Bennett College from 2002 to 2007.
Angela Winbush is a powerful R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s as half of the R&B duo René & Angela. She also scored many hits as a solo artist. Angela Winbush has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide.
Sylvia Robinson, known simply as Sylvia, was an American singer and record producer. She achieved success as a performer with two R&B hits as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single “Love Is Strange”, and her solo record “Pillow Talk.” From the first rap single to sell a million copies to the first scratching on record, Sylvia Robinson created the template for Hip-Hop’s world domination. IN the summer of 1979, her genius conceived and produced the first successful rap record, “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. The single transformed the street culture of Hip-Hop into a commercially viable art form. It was not only the first rap single to conquer radio and the charts, it is also the first rap single to sell over a million copies!
Paula Madison, a trailblazer in the field of broadcast television, is an American journalist, writer, businessperson, executive and a former NBCUniversal executive who is now CEO of a family investment group. On May 20, 2011, she retired from NBC after more than 35 years in the news media. She is currently the Chairman of Madison Media Management LLC, a Los Angeles–based media consultancy company with global reach.
