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A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacques Mushagasha is the founder and current president of the Alliance for Good Government and Peace in Africa in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg

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Jamelle Smith Wilson is the first woman and first African American to lead the Hanover County Public School Division.
Hanover County

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For decades, multi-talented saxophonist and bandleader James “Plunky” Branch has promoted the cultural importance of music at home and abroad.
Richmond

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As director of the Congress of Racial Equality and as initiator of the Freedom Rides, James Farmer played a critical role in the national civil rights movement.
Spotsylvania County

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James Randolph Spencer is the first African American federal judge appointed from Virginia.
Richmond

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A tireless business leader and civic activist, Jessie M. Rattley was the first woman and first African American to serve as mayor of Newport News.
Newport News

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A dynamic and compelling conductor, JoAnn Falletta is an advocate for contemporary music.
Norfolk

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A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.
Harrisonburg

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John Cephas has become a world ambassador representing the Virginia Piedmont Blues tradition.
Caroline County

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A native of El Salvador,Jose Francisco Garciais currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech's Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Eastern Shore
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