Ivana Ranilovic-Vrdoljak, better known by her stage name Vanna, is a Croatian pop singer. As a child, Vanna won prizes in various national children and youth.
Laurence Yep's writing career started early. At age 18 he published his first story in a science fiction magazine. At age 23 he published his first novel.
South African-born Gillian Slovo is the daughter of two extraordinary people – journalist and political activist Ruth First, murdered in Mozambique in 1982.
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist, Madam CJ Walker rose from poverty in the South to become one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.