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Cheslie Kryst was an attorney and TV correspondent named Miss USA in 2019.Kryst began competing in pageants as a teen, and she won Miss North Carolina in 2019. At the time, she was working as an attorney at Poyner Spruill LLP, having graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law. She did pro bono work for people who were unjustly incarcerated, including for minor drug crimes.

Pat Quinn was an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) activist who co-founded the viral Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser.Quinn was diagnosed with ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease – shortly after his 30th birthday in 2013. After his diagnosis, he pulled together a group of friends and supporters to help raise awareness and funds, dubbing them “Quinn for the Win.” In 2014.

Bert Belasco was an actor best known for his starring role in the BET series “Let’s Stay Together.”Belasco played contractor Charles Whitmore in the romantic sitcom “Let’s Stay Together” from 2011 to 2014. The show focused on Whitmore’s relationship with his fiancée, as well as the relationships of their family members.

Michael Brooks was a political commentator who cohosted the award-winning podcast “The Majority Report with Sam Seder” and hosted his own podcast, “The Michael Brooks Show.”After starting his career in comedy, Brooks began working with “The Majority Report” in 2012 as a producer, soon becoming a contributor. Brooks became a cohost of the progressive podcast over the years, discussing news and politics from his democratic socialist viewpoint.