The Heard/Seen series recognizes individuals whose presence was public, legible, and claimed in their own time.

These figures were not working behind the scenes, nor did their impact require recovery to be understood. Their voices, actions, and leadership unfolded in full view, shaping history as it was happening rather than being assembled after the fact.

Heard/Seen is not about institutional approval or moral consensus.

It marks visibility that was asserted, sustained, and witnessed.