María Magdalena Campos-Pons (August 22, 1959 - ) is a Cuban-born artist based in Boston. Campos-Pons works primarily in photography, performance, audiovisual media, and sculpture. She is considered a "key figure" among Cuban artists who found their voice in a post-revolutionary Cuba. "Six things are difficult in this world: to be a woman; to be black; to be [...]

Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" art work. Originally born in Havana, Mendieta arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1961, shortly prior to the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. Early life and exile Mendieta [...]

William James Adams (born March 15, 1975), known by his stage name will.i.am (pronounced "Will I Am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actor, DJ, record producer, and philanthropist. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop/pop band The Black Eyed Peas, with whom he has received seven Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Teen [...]