Black
LGBTQ+ Pioneers
LGBTQ+ Pioneers
TV personality known for hosting their own drag competition.
First Black woman to orbit into space, doing so aboard the shuttle, "Endeavour".
Who is Mae Jemison
American poet who wrote and delivered "The Hill We Climb" at 2021 US Presidential Inauguration.
Who is Amanda Goreman
4x NBA Champ (2012,13,16,2020.)
Who is Lebron James
This activist & former member of the Black Panther Party teaches classes on race, women’s rights, & equality at UC Santa Cruz
Who is Angela Davis
This dancer & choreographer is known as the "Grandfather of Vogue".
Who is Willi Ninja
First Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisolm
Won a Grammy for "Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album" for "Phenomenal Woman."
Who is Maya Angelou
This athlete won the Australian Open while pregnant.
Who is Serena Williams
Author of “How to be Antiracist,” “Antiracist Baby” and STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You”.
Who is Ibram Kenzi
First openly gay Black man elected mayor of an American city.
Who is Ron Oden
First Black man to be awarded the Navy Cross.
Who is Doris Miller
This leader of the Harlem Renaissance wrote the poem, “Let America be America Again.”
Who is Langston Hughes
Longest running SNL Cast Member
First Black man to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
Transgender rights activist known for saying that the "P" in her name stood for "Pay It No Mind".
Marsha P. Johnson
6 y/o Black girl that desegregated an all-white Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges
First African-American author to publish a book of poems in the 18th Century.
Who is Phillis Wheatley
Known for her portrayal of strong Black women with a career spanning over seven decades
Who is Cicely Tyson
1st Black distinguished professor in SDSU History. He is known for advocating for Racial Equity in Education.
Who is J Luke Wood
This woman was the first Black person elected to the Texas Senate in 1972.
Who is Barbara Jordan
Posing as a man during the American Indian Wars, she was the first Black woman to enlist.
Who is Cathay Williams
Author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," published in 1937.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
First Black woman, from any country, to win an Olympic Gold Medal in 1948.
Who is Alice Coachmen
100th president of the American Sociological Association, and the first Black woman to hold the title.
Who is Patricia Hill Collins