Paying Homage
A verified registry of the people building, making, and shaping what shows up on black.wiki. Over time, verified entries will receive plaques, certificates, and contributor cards — a durable record of who put in the work.
Mahershala Ali — Moonlight
Mahershala Ali's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Moonlight (2017).
Mariah Carey — Daydream
Mariah Carey's 1995 fifth album — her commercial and creative peak.
Marvin Gaye — Let's Get It On
1973 album that redefined R&B sensuality and Black male vulnerability.
Marvin Gaye — What's Going On
1971 concept album about a Vietnam veteran returning to a country tearing itself apart.
Mary J. Blige — My Life
Mary J. Blige's 1994 sophomore album — the album that made her the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.
Maxine Waters — DNC Speech 2020
Maxine Waters's prime-time DNC speech in 2020.
Maya Angelou — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1969 autobiography centered on Angelou's childhood in Stamps, Arkansas.
Maya Angelou — On the Pulse of Morning
Maya Angelou's 1993 Clinton inaugural poem.
Megan Thee Stallion — Traumazine
2022 Houston rapper's third studio album following her testimony in the Tory Lanez trial.