A Moment In Afro Herstory: Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz-La Voz de Cuba

Celia Cruz (born in Havana, Cuba as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name. She was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" as well as "La Guarachera de Cuba". Throughout her lengthy career, Celia received numerous awards and citations for her wonderful gift of song. Celia may have left us physically-but her spirit lives on forever. It's carnival season all over the world and just to hear her yell- "¡Azúcar! I know it's time to start dancing in the streets!
Viva La Reina!

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"A Moment In Afro Her-story: Mariane Pearl"

Jornalist Mariane Pearl

Mariane van Neyenhoff Pearl  is a French freelance journalist, activist, a reporter and columnist for Glamour magazine. She is the widow of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in early 2002. Mariane Pearl is best known for her memoir, A Mighty Heart, which deals with the events surrounding her husband's kidnapping and assassination, which was latter adapted into the film A Mighty Heart.