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Woni Spotts

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Woni Spotts, First Black Woman to Travel to Every Country and Continent in the World by September 2018. Born in Los Angeles to entertainers Roger Hamilton Spotts and Betty Spotts , the explorer developed into a multidisciplinary artist, earned a BA, MA, PhD ABD in Philosophy (Anthropology) and formed an e-commerce company.

The 1989 documentary "Passing Through'" hosted by Woni Spotts, spanned over 166 Capitals/Countries and several territories. From 2014 to September 2018, Spotts traveled to Antarctica and the countries that the 1989 production missed after the funds for a fifth year dwindled.

Travel milestones: 2014-2-8 Certificate for Crossing the International Date Line, 2014-12-22 Certificate for Sailing to Antarctica 65° 10’ S, 2014-2-8 Certificate for Crossing the International Date Line, 2014-12-20 Certificate for First Class Galapagos Argonaut', 2019-4-19 Silver Status Award by Travelers’ Century Club, established in 1959, 2019-4-19 Gold Status Award 200 + countries by Travelers’ Century Club, 2019-8-24 The Travelers’ Century Club welcome notice and member status, 2019-present Media coverage, 2023-2-25 Inducted into the Hidden History Museum in Los Angeles, California U.S.A, 2023-5-6 World Record for Exploration with official recognition by the Library of Congress ID n2024022448, America Records Institute nomination, and a world record by World Records Union/World Kings, Decision No. WK/USA.INDIA/1000/2023/No.456.

Published works include documentaries, journals, and books, Letters From Everywhere, Secret Origins of Black Americans, Whispers from Outer Realms, and Naked Steps: A Timeless Panoramic Ancestral Odyssey.
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    Passing Through (1989)
    Passing Through
    • Music Department
    • 1989
    Pick My Adventure Show (2023)
    Pick My Adventure Show
    Podcast Series
    • Self

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    Actress



    • Greased Lightning (1977)
      Greased Lightning
      6.4
      • Child in the Audience (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977)
      The Greatest
      5.9
      • Child in Crowd (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Car Wash (1976)
      Car Wash
      6.2
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1976
    • Let's Do It Again (1975)
      Let's Do It Again
      6.7
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1975
    • Dolemite (1975)
      Dolemite
      5.7
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1975
    • Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry in Black Caesar (1973)
      Black Caesar
      6.4
      • Girl in the Crowd (uncredited)
      • 1973
    • Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
      Shaft
      6.6
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1971

    Music Department



    • Passing Through (1989)
      Passing Through
      • music producer
      • musician
      • performer ...
      • 1989

    Composer



    • Passing Through (1989)
      Passing Through
      • Composer
      • 1989

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      • Black Americana-A Gallery of Gateways
      • Book Portfolio

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      Woni Spotts, a certified genealogist traced all four grandparents' ancestry to America between the 1600s and 1800s. In Bluffton, South Carolina, Woni Spotts' great-grandfather Robert Charles Hamilton was born into slavery in 1850. Records listed him as an orphan. After liberation by the Union Army, he served as a child orderly. His daughter, Marian Hamilton Spotts, is recognized for civil rights work preserved at the Amistad Research Center. On the maternal side, the Mosley family lived in Kent and Sussex counties, Delaware. Their ancestry includes Scandinavian, Lenape, and Free People of Color heritage historically known as the Cheswold Moors.

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