Movie Worthy
Became Prince of Egypt at 15 and joined his father on military campaigns. Then started leading battles at 22.
Ramses the Great
The monarch of the Zulu group which is the biggest ethnic group in South Africa. He receives a yearly allowance of $6 million to fend for his royal household.
King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu, South Africa
First female African American astronaut. Has a company that seeks to develop, market, and research advanced technologies.
Rihanna is currently the richest female musician, with a net worth of 1.7 billion.
Rihanna
His painting was sold as the highest priced work by an American artist.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Completed his famous pilgrimage reaching Mecca, in this journey, he gained the majority of his wealth through gold and salt eventually making him the wealthiest man in history.
Mansa Musa
Faced many great militaries and even positioned herself on top of a war elephant to battle Alexander the Greek, he is thought to have either settled with her or retreated.
Queen Candace of Kush (Amanierenas)
Became the first to ever win the 100-200 double at 3 consecutive Olympics.
Usain Bolt
These women lead demonstrations, protest institutional racism and take legal stands against injustices.
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tonetti
Born with blue eyes. Cured her son from a mysterious illness before getting sick and dying from tetanus caused by a slave mask she was forced to wear
St. Escrava Anastacia
Graduated from college at 18, double majoring in Mathematics and French. Helped work on calculations to get Apollo astronauts home from the moon.
Katherine Johnson
Mentored Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, and Muhammad Ali. He was an American religious leader, black nationalist, and proclaimed Messenger of Allah, who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975.
The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad
The first American woman to win 3 Gold Medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Wilma Rudolph
She is a gender fluid singer and actress who has played numerous roles in iconic movies such as Hidden Figures, Harriet, Antebellum, Knives Out 2 and many more.
Janelle Monae
The first African-American to own a major film and TV studio
Tyler Perry
Many of her novels were about strong African-American women trying to survive in a white male dominated world
Toni Morrison
Was the daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu. She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Queen Tiye
The only Black F1 driver in the 72 years of the sport's history.
Lewis Hamilton
GBCPA student actress known for her roles in Candyman (2021) and recurring roles on shows like The Chi and Easy.
Genesis Denise Hale
Created an all African American dance company that toured all around the United States. Had one of the most successful dance careers in African-American and European theater of the 20th century, and directed her own dance company for many years.
Katherine Dunham
Known for being a military mastermind who fought with strength atop an elephant against the Roman Army.
Hannibal Barca
The youngest record producer in Warner Bros history.
Released 39 studio albums during his career.
Prince
Was a soldier, spy, cook, and nurse for the Union in during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman
Born in California, she started acting at the age of four and was in many black cast movies. She featured as a guest star in several television dramas and later landed the lead role in the NBC series ‘Deception’ where she played a detective.
Megan Good
Lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett