Image zoom Beyonce Knowles-Carter & Sean Carter Jay-Z (Music)
While Jay-Z and Beyonce are known for topping the charts and being trail-blazers in the world of music, they have consistently shown that their influence and financial success are a means to creating opportunities for disenfranchised communities. From Beyonce s Beygood Foundation to Jay-Z s Shawn Carter Foundation, this power parenting duo continues to create infrastructures for funneling resources to those in need.
Image zoom Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee (Actors, Activists)
The dynamic Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were pillars in the performing arts community as well as in the film industry. Married for many decades until the passing of Davis in 2005 (Dee passed nine years later), the couple often acted in movies together, but they also lived a life committed to social activism. They fought for Black rights during the Civil Rights Movement, and were