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Born:  December 9, 1973 Place of Birth:  Madison, WI Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Abrams founded Fair Fight Action, an organization to address voter suppression, in 2018. Her efforts have been widely credited with boosting voter turnout in Georgia, including in the 2020 presidential election, when Joe Biden narrowly won the state, and in Georgia's 2020–21 regularly scheduled and special U.S. Senate elections, which gave Democrats control of the Senate. Source

  Sheila Diana Ferguson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and author, who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom. Between 1966 and 1986, she was a member of the American female soul music group The Three Degrees, singing lead vocals on most of the group's biggest hits, most notably "When Will I See You Again", which had international success, topping the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #2 in the US. Following her departure from The Three Degrees in 1986, Ferguson went on to have her own solo singing career, touring internationally, making multiple TV appearances, and releasing a solo album titled A New Kind of Medicine. She has forged a prolific stage and screen career in the UK, starring in numerous musicals, soul legend tours, and her own sitcom Land of Hope and Gloria. She is also the best-selling author of Soul Food: Classic Cuisine from the Deep South. Source

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Born:  December 31, 1962 Birthplace:  Baltimore, MD Zodiac Sign:  Capricorn Lance Reddick is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire and Phillip Broyles in Fringe. He is also known for portraying Detective Johnny Basil on Oz, Matthew Abaddon in Lost, and Charon from the John Wick franchise. He has provided the voice and likeness for video game characters Martin Hatch in Quantum Break, Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, and Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise. He plays Chief Irvin Irving on Amazon Prime's Bosch. Reddick was cast as Cedric Daniels in the HBO series The Wire after having also auditioned for the roles of Bubbles and Bunk Moreland. He joined ABC's hit series Lost in 2008, where he played Matthew Abaddon, an employee of Charles Widmore, in multiple episodes. He was the third of five HBO hit series Oz actors to star in the drama. Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have said they we...

  Born:  December 17, 1993 Birthplace:   Freeport, Bahamas Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Hield is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he received four major national Player of the Year awards—the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. On June 23, 2016, Hield was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 22, 2016, he signed with the Pelicans. On December 15, 2016, he had his best outing as a Pelican with 21 points and five three-pointers in a 102–95 win over the Indiana Pacers. On January 3, 2017, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for De...

  Born:  December 17, 1987 Birthplace:   Dallas, TX Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius William Lee Barefield III, aka Trip Lee, is an American Christian rapper, singer, poet, and author. Signed to Reach Records, he has recorded as a solo artist and is a founding member of the 116 Clique. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he resides in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a teaching pastor at Cornerstone Church. He first gained recognition after appearing on the Reach Records website at 16. His third album, Between Two Worlds, was nominated for two Dove Awards and won the Stellar Award for Best Hip Hop Album in 2011. Lee signed with Reach Records, and his debut album, If They Only Knew, was released a few days after his high school graduation. His first full-length album introduced hip-hop fans to his distinct southern sound, unique delivery, and gospel-saturated lyrics. That same year, he was also featured on the Dove Award-nominated, Jesus Muzik with label mate Lecrae. His second albu...

Born:  December 16, 1969 Birthplace:   Hayward, CA Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius DJ D Wrek is a highly sought-after tour DJ across the US with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and pop music. He performed at Jingle Ball in 2004. He was named the resident DJ and Master of Ceremonies for the 6th season of MTV's Wild 'n Out. He was born Deric Battiste in Hayward, California. He has children named Ayo and Maximos Elliott. He has toured with high profile artists such as Christina Milian, E-40, Three 6 Mafia, Big Time Rush, and many others. Source.

Born:  December 16, 1998 Birthplace:   Boston, MA Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius Kiara Muhammad is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Doc McStuffins' voice on the animated television series Doc McStuffins. Her role in Doc McStuffins has received critical praise, especially from African-American doctors. The show is now the most popular preschool TV series for girls ages 3–5. Kiara started her career by being in photoshoots for Reebok. Source.

  Born:  December 16, 1990 Birthplace:   Montshioa, Mafikeng, Cape Province, South Africa Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius Refiloe Maele Phoolo, aka Cassper Nyovest, is a South African recording artist and producer. His debut album, Tsholofelo, was released on 18 July 2014. He is signed to his independent label and media company, Family Tree. 2004, he joined Childhood Gangsta (CHG), which later disbanded. He then joined an eight-member group, Slow Motion, which included the production team Ganja Beatz. Nyovest dropped out of high school in 2006, left home, and moved to Johannesburg. The following year, still at 16, he was signed by the Motswako label " Impact Sounds ". After two years without a release, he left to start a brand of his own to no avail – he moved back home. Months later, Motswako rapper HHP spotted Nyovest at a performance. HHP was impressed and featured him on his " Wamo Tseba Mtho " track from his seventh studio album, Dumela. Nyovest embarked on inter...

  Born:  December 16, 1993 Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius Stephan James is a Canadian actor. Best known for his role in the 2016 film Race, in which he played track and field sprinter Jesse Owens, James won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. For his lead role as Walter Cruz in Homecoming, James was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. James got his start in television with a reoccurring role for two seasons on the long-running Canadian teen series Degrassi. After leaving Degrassi, James played various supporting roles on television, including in How To Be Indie, Clue, and My Babysitter's a Vampire in 2011, and The Listener and The LA Complex in 2012. Also in 2011, he played a supporting role in the ABC Family made-for-TV movie 12 Dates of Christmas. James landed his first significant feature film role playing opposite Tatyana Ali and Fefe Dobson in the Canadi...