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Before becoming a mainstream chart-topping rap star with hits like "Munch," this Bronx artist went viral on TikTok for her distinctive red hair and a high school drill track.
Ice Spice
At the 2012 BET Awards, this legendary artist accepted her award and praised her fanbase by declaring, "God is good, but the Barbz are better."
Nicki Minaj
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe star as Black female mathematicians at NASA in this 2016 hit.
Hidden Figures
In 1955, her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus sparked a historic city-wide boycott and catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
The undisputed "King of Pop" whose moonwalk, single sequined glove, and genre-defining music videos fundamentally evolved the visual landscape of modern entertainment.
Micheal Jackson
This multi-talented actress won back-to-back Emmys for her intense, dramatic portrayal of Rue Bennett in HBO's hit teen drama Euphoria
Zendaya
This iconic supermodel threw a phone at her assistant, but on her hit competition show The Face, she famously told a rival mentor, "Check your lipstick before you come and talk to me."
Naomi Campbell
Curtis Mayfield composed the iconic, chart-topping soundtrack for this 1972 neo-noir crime film starring Ron O'Neal.
Super Fly
Breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947, he stepped onto Ebbets Field as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers wearing the legendary number 42.
Jackie Robinson
He collaborated with Playboi Carti on the hit track "Timeless" and continues to bridge the gap between alternative R&B and mainstream pop.
The Weekend
At the 2022 Academy Awards, this legendary actor stunned the entire globe when he walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock live on television
Will Smith
She became the first African American actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2001 film Monster's Ball.
Halle Berry
Ryan Coogler directed this 2018 Marvel superhero blockbuster that became a massive cultural phenomenon and won Best Costume Design.
Black Panther
After winning the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case as a lawyer, he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967, becoming its first Black justice.
Thurgood Marshall
The undisputed "Queen of Soul." Armed with an unmatched four-octave vocal range, her 1967 hit "Respect" transformed from an R&B cover into a towering anthem for both the Civil Rights and feminist movements.
Aretha Franklin
Boasting millions of followers, this Bronx-born Twitch superstar and AMP member is universally known for his high-energy streams, structural room-destruction, and the viral "Fanum Tax."
Kai Cenat
He famously broke out on In Living Color, starred in Ray, and later played the villain Electro in the Marvel Universe, making him one of Hollywood's most versatile chameleons.
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington earned an Oscar nomination for playing this iconic Black nationalist leader in a 1992 biopic.
Malcolm X
This brilliant orator, author, and statesman escaped slavery in Maryland and became the most prominent abolitionist leader in the United States during the 19th century.
Frederick Douglass
This Canadian powerhouse holds the record for the most streamed artist cross-platform, continually ruling playlists with massive collaborative tracks.
Drake
This dynamic Opium duo—consisting of Ken Carson and this other artist—collaborated on the massive tracks "Yale" and "Jennifer's Body."
Destroy Lonely
This actress, known for her roles in Girlfriends and Black-ish, made headlines when she gleefully yelled "I am 45 and I am living my best life!" at an awards show.
Tracee Ellis Ross
Michael B. Jordan steps into the ring as Apollo Creed's son under the training of Rocky Balboa in this acclaimed 2015 sports drama.
Creed
Known as the "Moses of her people," this fierce abolitionist escaped slavery and returned South dozens of times to guide over 70 enslaved individuals to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
In the classic 1993 film Poetic Justice, this legendary rapper starred alongside Janet Jackson as a soulful, poetry-loving mail carrier named Lucky.
Tupac Shakur