Debbie Allen & Other Black Women Honor Diana Ross in Benefit T-Shirts

Diana Ross, the cover star of EBONY’s Spring 2019 issue, celebrated her 75^th birthday on Tuesday. In honor of the legendary singer’s diamond jubilee, hundreds of Black female celebrities and influencers including Debbie Allen shared photos wearing “I’M GONNA WIN” t-shirts.

The shirts are a remake of one worn by the Motown legend in an iconic vintage photo. The action campaign was spearheaded by the Phenomenal Woman, “a women-powered civic engagement and cross-media marketing platform that supports women’s cause through the promotion of the Maya Angelou-inspired ‘Phenomenal Woman’ message.”

“Diana was a trailblazer when she came onto the Motown scene,” creator
Meena Harris told Good Morning America. “The industry was predominantly male, and with unapologetic grace and glamour as the lead singer of the Supremes, Diana proved that women can succeed when they show up as their authentic selves.”

The proceeds from the sale of the shirt will benefit Higher Heights, “the only national organization providing Black women with a political home exclusively dedicated to harnessing their power to elect Black women, influence elections and advance progressive policies.”

Ross’ daughter Tracee Ellis Ross shared an Instagram video wearing the shirt and explaining the initiative.

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IN HONOR OF MY MAMA ~ ‪@phenomenal.ly recreated this tee in honor of my mama @dianaross’s 75th birthday! Support @higherheights4 in building Black women’s political power by getting this tee at the link in my story.

A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Mar 26, 2019 at 9:02am PDT

“IN HONOR OF MY MAMA ~ ‪@phenomenal.ly recreated this tee in honor of my mama @dianaross’s 75th birthday,” she captioned the post. Support @higherheights4 in building Black women’s political power by getting this tee at the link in my story.”

You can purchase a shirt from phenomenalwoman.us.

Look at the prolific women including director Lena Waithe, singer Mya and The Real host Loni Love who shared images in the shirt below.

Lena Waithe

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Happy 75th, Ms. Ross!!! (She’s an elder, so that’s how I will refer to her) With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed many trails and proved that a black girl from the projects could take the world by storm. A win for her was always a win for the culture. So on her birthday I’m rocking a T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly that benefits Higher Heights, which is in the business of building Black women’s political power. Grab you one!

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Loni Love

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Happy 75th, Diana! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power. #dianaross #diamonddiana

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Mya

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Happy 75th Birthday Miss Ross!!! With versatile talent, class, grace, glamour, hard work, @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, that relentless women who show up as their authentic selves can break down closed doors or build their own & win with longevity. Honoring you on this milestone born day. Thank you for paving the way. We love you! 👑🙏🏾🖤 T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power. Get yours at www.phenomenalwoman.us #phenomenalwoman #dianaross #arethafranklin #women #blackwomen #homage #respect #power #imgonnawin #75

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Debbie Allen

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Happy 75th Ms. Ross! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. HOLLA!💋✨ • T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power. #diamonddiana #dianaross

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Robin Thede

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Happy 75th, Queen @DianaRoss! You will always be the absolute epitome of grace, class and black lady empowerment! So honored to praise you by wearing this @phenomenal.ly t-shirt, which will benefit my favorite source for empowering black women voters and black women running for and in office, Higher Heights!

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Courtney A. Kemp

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Happy 75th Birthday @dianaross With grace and glamour, @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building black women’s political power. #imgonnawin #dianaross #black #blackwomen #winning

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Zerina Akers

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Happy 75th, Diana! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power. #DianaRoss

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Yvonne Orji

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Sometimes you gotta encourage yourself! And it won’t always look sexy. It may take house slippers and hoodies to get to the finish line, but like @phenomenal.ly said on this shirt- “I’M GONNA WIN!” #CantStopWontStop #ButImOuttaBreathLikeAmugg! #TakeThatTakeThatTakeThat 📽: @kirstin_niche

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Shonda Rhimes

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Happy 75th, Ms. Ross! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power.

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Yvette Nicole Brown

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Happy 75th Birthday, Ms. @DianaRoss! ❤️ With grace and glamour you have blazed a trail by proving that in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed simply by showing up as their authentic selves! ✊🏾 When we do, we #WIN! This T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly was created in #MsRoss’ honor and it benefits #HigherHeights, which is dedicated to building Black women's political power. #ImGonnaWin #YoureGonnaWin #WeAreGonnaWin #HappyBirthdayMsDiana! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #DiamondDiana

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Ta’Rhonda Jay

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Happy 75th, Diana! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power. #ImGonnaWin💪🏿

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Tamron Hall

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Happy 75th, Diana! With grace & glamour @DianaRoss blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. My baby is about to sing "I'm coming out" in your honor. T-shirt by @Phenomenal.ly benefits @higherheights4 Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power: www.phenomenalwoman.us.

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Robin Roberts

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Happy 75th, Diana! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails proving that women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win. #AintNoMountainHighEnough

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Naturi Naughton

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Happy 75th Birthday, Diana! With grace and glamour @dianaross blazed trails by proving that, in a male-dominated industry, Black women can succeed by showing up as their authentic selves. And when we do, we win! T-shirt by @phenomenal.ly benefits Higher Heights, which is building Black women's political power #ImGonnaWin #DianaRoss #Boss #WeWinTogether 💪🏾

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