Scientists
He discovered over 300 uses for peanuts.
George Washington Carver
She invented a line of hair products, and she was one of the first black millionaires.
Madam C.J. Walker
He was a star actor for Men in Black and Pursuit of Happiness.
Will Smith
He did "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
He composed the songs "Thriller" and "Billie Jean." He did the moonwalk.
Michael Jackson
She was the first black woman in space.
Mae C. Jemison
He created the microphone.
James West
He played Adonis Creed in the movie Creed.
Michael B. Jordan
She refused to give up her seat and contributed to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
She made an album called "SOS".
SZA
He was an expert in astronomy. He helped demote Pluto to a dwarf planet, and he helped renovate the Hayden Planetarium.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
He invented the Super Soaker.
Lonnie Johnson
He is known for his involvement in Marvel. He played Nick Fury.
Samuel L. Jackson
She freed slaves using the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
He was a music composer that sung and played trumpet during the Harlem Renaissance. One of his songs is "What a Wonderful World."
Louis Armstrong
He performed the first open-heart surgery.
Daniel Hale Williams
He created early versions of the gas mask and traffic lights.
Garrett Morgan
She was a star actor in Hidden Figures.
Taraji P. Henson
He founded Tuskegee University and was the most prominent African American leader of his time.
Booker T. Washington
He is known for his song "Three Little Birds" and recently had a movie made about him.
Bob Marley
He is known for synthesizing the drug physostigmine.
Percy Lavon Julian
She invented the GPS and the modeling of the shape of Earth.
Gladys West
He is known for his distinctive, deep voice. He is still alive and old.
Morgan Freeman
He escaped to freedom and is known as the father of the abolitionist movement. He rose to fame because he published a narrative about his life.
Frederick Douglass
He is a blind musician known for his song "Superstition".
Stevie Wonder