Black Inventors
Black Leaders of
Today
Today
Black Leaders of the
Past
Past
Black Athletes
Black Actors
100
This Inventor was the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Madam CJ Walker
100
This leader was the first African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
100
This leader gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, at a famous rally named ‘March on Washington.’ Over 250,000 people gathered in the country’s capital to hear Martin and other activists speak about the importance of civil rights. It has become one of the most famous speeches in history
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Who is this Multi time NBA champion who opened a school for at-rsik children in the neighborhood where he grew up?
Lebron James
100
This actor was the voice of Captain Snowball in The Secret Life of Pets
Kevin Hart
200
This inventor made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
George Washington Carver
200
She is the first African-American woman to become a California Senator and is now the first African American Woman to be Vice President.
Kamala Harris
200
This leader was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Malcom X
200
The Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant
200
This Actor played The Genie in the live action movie Aladdin
Will Smith
300
This inventor invented a T-shaped traffic signal. It had moving arms that told traffic when to stop and go. It was not the first traffic signal, but it controlled traffic better than many existing signals.
Garrett Morgan
300
who is this Harvard graduate who was the youngest-ever inaugural poet
Amanda Gorman
300
This leader was arrested and fined for breaking segregation laws on a bus.
This leader refused to pay the fine and argued that it was the law that was wrong, not her behavior!
Rosa Parks
300
In 2016 he began to protest racial injustice and police brutality against African Americans by refusing to stand when the national anthem was played before NFL games.
Coln Kaepernick
300
This Actor Played the villain Electro in the movie The Amazing Spider-Man
Jamie Foxx
400
After lots of experimentation this inventor developed a portable refrigeration unit that could withstand shock and played a major part in transporting supplies and food during WW2.
Fredrick Mckinley Jones
400
This leader began an organization named Fair Fight to protect voter rights.
In 2011 this leader became the first Black Minority Leader in the House.
Stacey Abrams
400
He was born a slave, but did not just accept this situation. This Leader escaped at the age of 20 and dedicated his life to being an activist against slavery. Over time he wrote 3 autobiographies that are considered by many historians to be important works of slavery narrative.
Frederick Douglass
400
This famous boxer would not fight in the Vietnam War when the army tried drafting him. This made him an international figure around the world.
400
The Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman
500
This inventor created one of the most popular toys in the world. This inventor invented the super soaker.
Lonnie Johnson
500
This leader is the first ever owner of a fully black-owned film studio lot.
Tyler Perry
500
This leader led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad for ten years!
Harriet Tubman
500
This athlete has won over thirty Grand Slam titles.
She won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2012. She won a gold medal for the singles and doubles at the 2012 Olympic London games.
Serena Williams
500
This actor played in the hilarious movie "Are we There Yet?"
He is also a famous rapper!
Ice Cube