This man became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times. He is known as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Sugar Ray Robinson
100
This woman gained national prominence for her position she took against Richard Nixon during his impeachment hearing.
Barbara Jordan
100
In 1791, this man became the first African American Presidential appointee when he was selected to help design the capital city-Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Banneker
100
This playwright is best known for her play 'A Raisin in the Sun'.
Lorraine Hansberry
100
This R&B singer is famous for his songs 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' and 'These Arms of Mine'.
Otis Redding
200
This famous 7 foot 2 basketball player was born Lewis Ferninand Alcindor.
Kareem Abdul Jababar
200
This famous woman attended Princeton before working as both a lawyer and city administrator in Chicago.
Michelle Obama
200
First African American to earn a PhD in anthropology-he used his studies to disprove racially and socially biased studies in his field.
William Montague Cobb
200
This singer had a troubled upbringing living with his aunt who ran a brothel, but beat the odds to become an R&B megastar and cultural icon.
James Brown
200
This pop singer is famous for songs like 'Raspberry Beret' and 'Little Red Corvet'.
Prince
300
Born having problems with her left leg, this athlete qualified for the 1956 Olympic games while still in high school.
Wilma Rudolph
300
While serving in the armed forces this man became an intelligence officer for the Tuskegee Airmen.
Percy Sutton
300
This woman joined the Space Task Force in the 1950s where she calculated trajectories for some of NASA's Mercury missions.
Katherine Johnson
300
From 1936 to 1951, this woman served as president of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
Mary McLeod Bethune
300
This famous hip-hop duo was popular in the 1990s and early 2000s with songs like "Roses" and "So Fresh and So Clean"
Outkast
400
First black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Alice Coach
400
This man is considered one of the most famous black politicians ever. He studied at Occidental College before transferring to Columbia University.
Barack Obama
400
First African American woman at NASA Langley to be promoted into the senior executive service.
Christine Darden
400
Known as the "Father of Black History".
Carter G. Woodson
400
This hip-hop artist is most famous for his signature band-aid which was worn on his face throughout the 2000s. He has penned songs such as 'Country Grammar' and 'Ride with Me'.
Nelly
500
This boxer was arrested and jailed for fighting because it was illegal in the state of Texas where he lived.
Jack Johnson
500
He was elected to the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction.
Hiram Revels
500
Author of 'Wouldn't Take Nothin' For My Journey'
Leonidas H. Berry
500
This abolitionist published his own newspaper titled 'The North Star'.
Fredrick Douglass
500
This artist is one of the most famous jazz musicians in history.