Women (history)
She was the first African American first lady, and she focused on supporting military families and ending childhood obesity
Michelle Obama
The 44th President of the United States, the first Black president in the history of the US
Barack Obama
Broke baseball's color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Houston, Texas (Alien) Superstar who just announced her next album “Act II,” but has a long list of massive hits like “Crazy in Love"
Beyonce
Known for Disney shows, Spiderman as Mary-Jane and the “Dune” movies (and Euphoria)
Zendaya
After escaping slavery, this woman made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
Harriet Tubman
A formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He was the father of the abolitionist movement and sought to end the practice of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
Went by "His Airness” and has one of the world’s most recognizable shoes brands
Michael Jordan
Known in part for her massive collaborations, including “Empire State of Mind” and “My Boo,” which she performed at the Super Bowl
Alicia Keys
The deceased actor known for playing Jackie Robinson in the movie “42” and T’Challa in “Black Panther”
Chadwick Boseman
The first African American child to attend a whites-only school in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis
Ruby Bridges
An activist who was bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality, he continued to fight for people's rights after joining Congress in 1987.
John Lewis
A kid from Akron who has competed in 10 NBA Finals (with eight consecutive appearances from 2011 to 2018), winning four NBA championships.
LeBron James
Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter, who is considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity
Bob Marley
Influential actor who is one of 18 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. Her big roles included “The Color Purple,” “Sister Act” and more
Whoopi Goldberg
A prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was one of the founders of the NAACP
Ida B. Wells
Known as the winning lawyer of the famous case Brown v. Board of Education, in which segregated schools were declared unconstitutional
Thurgood Marshall
Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she played alongside her sister Venus for many years
Serena Williams
Seen as one of the biggest pop singers in history, the New Jersey-born star had hits including “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
Whitney Houston
Popular actress known for a massive list of movies like “The Help,” “The Woman King,” Amanda Waller in "Suicide Squad". She also wrote "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away with Murder"
Viola Davis
In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and represented New York's 12th congressional district.
Shirley Chisholm
Founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and advised Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
Booker T. Washington
Born as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., he changed his name, calling it a “slave name.” He changed it to this
Muhammad Ali
Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", named as the greatest singer of all time by many - has hits including "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
Aretha Franklin
Famous actor known for having the “voice of god” that has seen him narrate many movies.
Morgan Freeman