The first African American actress to win the academy award for best actress
Halle Berry
The First African American to play major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
The first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement
Rosa Parks
The First African American to win the award for best actor
Sidney Poiter
famous rapper commonly know for songs like lose your self
Eminem
Talk show host, media executive, actress and one of the wealthiest females alive today
Oprah Winfrey
Best player at the time coming out of high school and a 4 time NBA Champion
Lebron James
father of the civil rights movement. He was an abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activist.
Fredrick Douglass
Known for Voicing man different charectures one of the more known ones being darth vader
James Earl Jones
A famous rapper known for singing with Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg
First Black female in space
Mae Jemison
I ex NBA player who now spends his days as an analyst on TNT
Charles Barkley
First African American to serve on Supreme Court. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
actress and one of the wealthiest Females living today
Halle Berry
American singer, songwriter and actress. Sometimes reffered as the queen of Hip Hop-Soul.
Mary J Blige
The Lady who wouldn't move on the bus
Rosa Parks
The first and only male African American tennis player to win the US open and the Wimbledon single titles.
Arthur Ashe
Served as Secretary of State under George Bush
Condoleezza Rice
Talk show host, media executive, actress and one of the wealthiest females alive today
Oprah Winfrey
famous rapper and owns beats
Lead Slaves to freedom through the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
First African American tennis player to cross international lines
Althea Gibson
an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress
Shirly Chrisholm
Producer, director, writer and actor. Created provocative films that explore race relations, political issues and urban crime and violence.
Spike Lee
famous rapper
Kendrick Lamar