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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972.
Susan Sarandon
American actress and activist
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely", the following year.
Halsey (singer)
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Noted for her distinctive singing voice, she has received numerous accolades, including three Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Award, and an American Music Award, as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards. She was on Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005)
Ice-T
Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip-hop and heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "") and released another album, Power (1988), which is Ice-T's only album to be certified platinum by the RIAA. His next three albums, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech..
Jack Antonoff
Jack Michael Antonoff is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Bleachers, and previously the guitarist and drummer for the pop rock band Fun and the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Steel Train. Antonoff has produced and co-written songs with other music acts such as Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent, Pink, Florence and the Machine, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Doja Cat.
Dorothea Dix
American author and social reformer (1802–1887)
Alan Rosenberg
American actor
Peace Pilgrim
American non-denominational spiritual teacher (1908–1981)
Dario Hunter
American lawyer, rabbi, educator, and politician
Shmuley Boteach
American Orthodox rabbi and writer
Corliss Lamont
American activist (1902–1995)
Noble Drew Ali
founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America (1886-1929)
Laurel Hester
American activist and police officer (1956-2006)
Alfred Bryan
Canadian songwriter (1871–1958)
Cheryl Chase
American activist and founder of the Intersex Society of North America
Margit Feldman
Hungarian-American public speaker (1929-2020)
Adolph Douai
American activist and newspaper editor (1819–1888)
Michael Lerner
American rabbi
Adam Szubin
politician
Michael Newdow
American physician and lawyer
Kimberly Drew
American arts administrator, curator, and writer
Carl McIntire
Founder of and minister in the Bible Presbyterian Church (1906-2002)
Gloria Casarez
American civil rights activist (1971-2014)
Abigail Borah
American activist