Literature
Author of the 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
The 2018 Marvel film set in the fictional nation of Wakanda
Black Panther
He was the first Black president of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize winner
Nelson Mandela
In 2022, she became the first Black woman to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Harlem Renaissance poet who wrote "A Dream Deferred"
Langston Hughes
First Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar (2002)
Halle Berry
This 1791 revolution led to the first free Black republic in the world
Haitian Revolution
First Black F1 driver and 7-time World Champion
Lewis Hamilton
In 1993, she became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Toni Morrison
The first Black man to win the "EGOT" (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
John Legend
This Afro-Latina "Queen of Salsa" was famous for her catchphrase "¡Azúcar!"
Celia Cruz
In 2020, he became the first Black astronaut to join a long-term International Space Station mission
Victor Glover