Black inventors
He invented the traffic light.
Garrett Morgan
This scientist discovered 300 uses for peanuts.
George Washington Carver
She is a 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer.
Alicia Keys
she set a new American record for most gold medals in gymnastics at a single Olympics Games.
Simone Biles.
He starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Will Smith
She invented the hot comb.
Madame CJ Walker
He was the first African-American botanist to be employed by the United States National Arboretum
Roland Jefferson.
This singer had 4.8 billion fans.
Michael Jackson.
She is considered the greatest women's tennis player of all time.
Serena Williams
He played the black panther in the movie Black Panther.
Chadwick Boseman
He invented the potato chip.
George Crum.
This scientist is famous for popularizing science and contributing to the demotion of Pluto.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
This singer is known as "The godfather of soul"
James Brown.
he dominated boxing for two decades, winning an Olympic gold medal and becoming a three-time heavyweight champion of the world.
Muhammed Ali
In 2005 he won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in “Million Dollar Baby.”
Morgan Freeman
He created America's first clock.
Benjamin Banneker
This scientist was the first African American to earn a PHD from Columbia University and the first African American woman to earn a PHD in chemistry.
Mary Maynard Daly
He was the first African American to record commercially.
George W. Johnson
She was the first African American tennis player to compete in the U.S national Championship.
Althea Gibson
He invented automatic opening and closing doors.
Alexzander miles
This scientist transformed the field of blood transfusions and developed large-scale blood banks early in World War II.
Charles R. Drew
She made "I Will always love you"
Whitney Houston
He became the first African-American to hold or share a world record in swimming.
Cullen Jones