Sports
DFW native Olympic star in 2024 in Track and field
Sha’Carri Richardson
the House of Representatives’ speaker or the minority leader.
Hakeem Jeffries
Was initially known as Hitsville USA name the company and the city in which it was located
Motown in Detroit MI
1st black woman on the Supreme court
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Wrote A Raisin in the Son
Lorraine Hansberry
A member of the historic 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team to being enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 /coached the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team to a national championship and a perfect 38-0 season
Dawn Staley
Civil rights leader, first Black woman to vote in Dallas County, integral to integrating Texas State Fair and universities
Juanita Craft
Name 4 of the 7 African American EGOT winners
Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony [EGOT]
Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte, and Quincy Jones
Writer and director of 2025 blockbuster hit Sinners
Ryan Coogler
Received a patent for his “Breathing Device,” which was one of the earliest versions of a gas mask & the original design for the traffic signal
Garrett Morgan
The 1st African-American quarterback in the NFL
Willie Thrower
Fought politically to eliminate the White primary in Texas Smith v. Allwright (1944) landmark / Leader of the NAACP in Texas 1939 /
Albert Anderson Lucas
The first African-American to host a major network morning news show became a co-host of NBC's Today in 1982
Bryant Gumbel
Served as the lead scientist on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) team that helped develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine,
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett
Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 / First Black Woman to Sue White Man–And Win / delivered a speech/ delivered a speech as the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, on May 29, 1851
Sojourner Truth
The first Black player to play in the NBA who debuted for the Washington Capitol's on October 31, 1950
Earl Lloyd
Location where General Granger read General Order No. 3, which effectively enforced the Emancipation Proclamation City and location city
Galveston, Texas, Ashton Villa
Made an impressive transition from MMA fighter to one of the internet’s favorite food critics, amassing over 16 million followers on TikTok alone.
Keith Lee
Became the first Black astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station for an extended period - 168 days
Victor J. Glover Jr
1st African American to host his own national TV Show [1956]
Nat King Cole Jr,
She became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Coachman won the high jump in the 1948 Olympics in London, England
Alice Coachman
1st black woman elected to congress
Shirley Chisholm
The first African American to host Saturday Night Live was political figure/Civil Rights Activist in April 1977
Julian Bond
History was made on Monday, November 23, 2020, during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams NFL game in Tampa, Florida.
An all-Black referee staff took the field
became the first Black woman to earn a Michelin Star in the Michelin Guide’s 93-year history for her Japanese restaurant in Chicago called, Kikkō. (2019)
Chef Mariya Russell