Sports
This basketball legend, known as "His Airness," won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
This civil rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This actor played the role of T’Challa in Black Panther.
Chadwick Boseman
Known as the "Queen of Soul," this singer was famous for hits like Respect.
Aretha Franklin
This scientist and agricultural researcher is known for his work with peanuts.
George Washington Carver
This athlete broke the color barrier in professional baseball in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
The 2016 movie Hidden Figures highlighted the contributions of Black women at this space agency.
NASA
This rapper and business mogul is married to Beyoncé and founded Roc Nation.
Jay-Z
This entrepreneur and media mogul became the first Black woman billionaire and built a television empire.
Oprah Winfrey
This tennis star won her first U.S. Open at the age of 17.
Serena Williams
She was a former slave who became a famous abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This actress became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress in 2002.
Halle Berry
The first Black artist to have a music video aired on MTV.
Michael Jackson
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of this brand.
Louis Vuitton
This track and field star won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, solidifying his legacy as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Jesse Owens
This lawyer and civil rights activist was the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This filmmaker and director is known for Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X.
Spike Lee
This jazz musician, known for What a Wonderful World, had a signature gravelly voice and played the trumpet.
Louis Armstrong
This surgeon turned politician was the first person to successfully separate conjoined twins who were attached at the head.
Dr. Ben Carson
This NFL quarterback became the first Black starting QB to win a Super Bowl in 1988.
Doug Williams
She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and later ran for president in 1972.
Shirley Chisholm
This 1991 film, directed by John Singleton, follows the lives of three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles.
Boyz n the Hood
This iconic blues guitarist was known for his guitar, Lucille.
B.B. King
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire thanks to this product.
Hair grower