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Fans have been listening to the funkalistic grooves and lyrics of Erykah Badu for years, and she's just getting started. Born Erykah Abi Wright, Badu's smooth R&B, jazz, and hip-hop sounds; and her eccentric fashion have helped define the era of neo-soul we enjoy today.

Accomplishments:
Baduizm, Badu's debut album went triple platinum and won several awards, including a Grammy Award in 1998. Other awards and recognitions include AMA Favorite R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist (1998); Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1998), NAACP Image: Outstanding New Artist (1998); Soul Train Music: Favorite Female Soul/R&B Album (1998); Grammy: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, "You Got Me" (2000), BET Video of the Year, "Love of My Life" (2003); Grammy: Best R&B Song, "Love of My Life" (2003); BET Best Video Director, "Honey" (2008).

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Tamala Jones is a film and television actress who started her career as a model. Noted as one of television's sexiest sistas, Tamala has appeared in TV series including ER, The Parent Hood, Malcolm & Eddie, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Veronica's Closet, and The Tracy Morgan Show.

We've never heard the brothas complain about the "fineness" of this Californian!

Accomplishments:
Jones' extensive movie career spans over ten years and includes: How To Make An American Quilt (1995); Booty Call (1997); The Wood (1999); Next Friday (2000); Little Richard: TV Movie (2000); The Ladies Man (2000); The Brothers (2001); Kingdom Come (2001); Two Can Play That Game (2001); and Head Of State (2003), What Is Love (2007), Who's Your Caddy (2007), and Daddy Day Care (2007).

Upcoming:
Tamala will be back on the big screen in 2008 with several projects including American Dream, Show Stoppers, Thug Passion, The Hustle, and The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women.

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Victoria Rowell is a prominent African-American actress who was a foster child into her late teens. She began to receive scholarships to many of the country's top schools for ballet and modern dance and later became a well-known model. While modeling, Victoria also took acting lessons and eventually received a guest starring role on television shows like "The Cosby Show". Since, this award-winning actress has appeared in numerous television and movie roles.

Accomplishments:
Rowell founded the organization, Foster Children Positive Plan, which gives emotional support and financial aid to foster children. Rowell is very dedicated In 1990, she was cast as Drucilla Barber on the popular soap opera, "The Young and the Restless".

This beauty has also made appearances in the movies: Dumb & Dumber, Barb Wire, and Eve's Bayou. Rowell also starred as Dr. Amanda Bentley on the televsion mystery series, Diagnosis: Murder.

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Vanessa Lynn Williams is a multi-faceted pop/R&B recording artist, actress, model and producer. In 1983, she became the first African-American woman to win the Miss America crown, but lost it during a scandal. But none of that mattered because Williams went on to become one of the most versatile and successful black actresses in the U.S. She has earned multiple Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations, and released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988. From that album, hits like "The Right Stuff" and "Dreamin'" hit #1 on the R&B charts. Her second album, The Comfort Zone (1991) topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, and featured the number-one hit "Save the Best for Last".

Accomplishments: Vanessa Williams has appeared in dozens of television shows and movies including The Pick-up Artist (1987), Another You (1991), The Jacksons - An American Dream (TV-1992), Stompin´ at the Savoy (TV-1992), Bye Bye Birdie (TV-1995), Eraser (1996), Hoodlum (1997), Soul Food (1997), FutureSport (TV-1998), Dance With Me (1998), Light It Up (1999), Shaft (2000), The Courage to Love (TV-2000), Don Quixote (TV-2000), Santa Baby (TV-2001), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), South Beach (TV-2006), Ugly Betty (TV-2006-2010), My Brother (2007), And Then Came Love (2007) Hannan Montana: The Movie (2009) and Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007-present).

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This superstar performer is a TV/movie veteran with a number of key performances under her belt. Born Jada Koren Pinkett, Smith attended the Baltimore School for the Arts along with good friend, Tupac Shakur. "Jada Pinkett" quickly became a household name when she became a regular on the NBC sitcom, "A Different World".

Accomplishments:
Mrs. Smith's movie career is extensive and includes the following: Menace II Society (1993); A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994); Jason's Lyric (1994);Set It Off (1996);The Nutty Professor (1996); Princess Mononoke (1997); Scream 2 (1997); Kingdom Come (2001); Ali (2001); The Matrix Reloaded (2003);The Matrix Revolutions (2003); and Collateral (2004)

Upcoming:
Jada has been busy raising a family and making movies. Watch for her alongside Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, and Cicely Tyson in the drama Reign Over Me, in 2007. She is also filiming Madagascar 2, which is due out in early 2008.