Black Women Revolutionaries | Black Women Politician | Black Atheletes | Westlake Women Heroes | Black Female Artist From the Bay Area |
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Angela Davis
Angela DavisWho became famous for her became known for her involvement in a politically charged murder case in the early 1970s. Influenced by her segregated upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, and joined the Black Panthers and an all-Black branch of the Communist Party as a young woman?
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Kamala Harris
She is the first Black women Vice President of the United States.
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Simone Biles
She is is an American artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals, She is tied as the most decorated gymnast of all time. She is seven Olympic medals also ties Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast
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Ms. Shelvie
She is a case manager at Westlake.
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H.E.R.
Her real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson. She is a famous singer from Vallejo.
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Assata Shakur
Assata ShakurWho became famous for her civil rights activism in the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. She fought for human rights in the 1960s and 1970s. She is currently living in Cuba in political asylum for the murder of a New Jersey State Trooper.
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Fanny Lou Hamer
Fanny Lou Hamer She co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which challenged the local Democratic Party's efforts to block Black participation.
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Serena and Venus Williams
Serena and Venus Williams These sisters are two professional American tennis players: One sister is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner, and the other sister is, twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner, both of whom were coached from an early age by their father Richard Williams
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Mrs. Pagani
She teaches Life Skills at Westlake
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Saweetie
Her most popular song is titled Best Friend.
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Afeni Shakur
She is a famous Black Panther who was part of the Panther 21 Case. Her son became a famous rapper and died in 1996.
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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley She was the first Black women elected to congress and the first Black women to run for President of the United States.
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Jackie Joyner
Jackie Joyner She is is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Game
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Ms. Foy
She is the Culture and Climate Ambassador at Westlake
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Goapele
Goapele Her most famous song is Closer. She is from Oakland.
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Queen Nanny
She came to Jamaica as a slave and became the leader of the Windward Maroons. She led a war against the British.
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Barbara Lee
She is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 13th congressional district. Now in her 12th term, she has served since 1998, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Sha'carri Richardson
She is is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. She rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m record at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships.
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Coach Mom
She runs the sports program at Westlake. She just one the Curry Award as OUSD coach of the year.
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Keyshia Cole
She became famous after her song "I Changed My Mind" went platinum. She is from East Oakland.
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Ida B. Wells
Who became famous by by leading a campaign against lynching, first by writing newspaper columns but later through delivering lectures and organizing anti-lynching societies?
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Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice She served as Rice served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 under the administration of George W. Bush.
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Gabby Douglas
She is is a retired American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist.
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Ms. Taylor
She is the amazing leader of Westlake
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Kamaiyah
She is s an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. Her debut mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim.
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