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Fabulous and under 40

Fabulous and under 40
By Essence · Updated October 30, 2020
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Fabulous and under 40

EDWIDGE DANTICAT, 35
Novelist, producer, activist and author of The New York Times-sellers “Breath Eyes Memory” and “Dew Breaker”

Fabulous and under 40
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Fabulous and under 40

THELMA GOLDEN, 38
Chief curator and deputy director, Exhibitions and Programs, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the nation’s premier museum for African-American art and culture.

Fabulous and under 40
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Fabulous and under 40

TAI MURRAY, 22
Classical violinist, debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 9 and made her New York City debut at Lincoln Center in 2002.

Fabulous and under 40
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Fabulous and under 40

KARA WALKER, 35
Visual artist whose provocative silhouetted puppet theater of race relations has been exhibited from Harlem to S�o Paolo to Rom

Fabulous and under 40
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Fabulous and under 40

FATIMA ROBINSON, 32
Choreographer and director whose innovative work has been in demand from R&B and pop royalty such as Mary J. Blige, OutKast and Michael Jackson.

Fabulous and under 40