Organizations
An organization of protesters that became increasingly active after multiple accounts of police brutality and political indifference insulted the Black community.
LeBron's current contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers will earn him 33.3 million this season but his lifetime contract with Nike is worth up to a billion dollars.
A former Illinois senator, the Chicago native is also a graduate of Harvard Law School.
A letter that details the need for nonviolent protests to be had at that time.
A direct result of the Niagara Falls Convention in which African Americans met to discuss governmental representation.
Originally signed to the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, he found his way into a roster spot for the Montreal Royals and eventually the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A prominent minister and activist, MLK was at the forefront of many Civil Rights marches and protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
She entered orbit in September of 1992 on the space shuttle Endeavor.
A Columbia graduate and Spingarn Medal recipient, Dr. Drew was a prominent medical researcher during the early 1900s
Established in 1914, the main objective of this organization was to gain a political voice through establishing and independent economy.
Spending the majority of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, he has rushed for over 18,000 yards.
A time where a series of non-violent protests were at the forefront of American society.
An all around mogul, Oprah has made a name for herself in philanthropy, television, and film. Her current net-worth is around 3 billion.
1893 a Chicago resident was rushed to Provident Hospital with stab wounds that required the invasive surgery.
This organization continues to focus on the advancement of the socioeconomic status of this disenfranchised through local interactions.
5 Olympic medals, 14 World Championship medals, 19 National Championship medals.....Google her.
In the case Dred Scott v Sanford the Supreme Court Ruled that descendants of enslaved Africans were not American citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court.
An advocate of black business and labor, he brokered the Atlanta Compromise.
The 1954 case established that the precedent of "separate but equal" was actually the complete opposite.
Founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in 1966, this organization played an important role in maintaining community stability.
Over his 13 year career, he's won 11 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics.
A graduate of Howard University, he is also known as being the lawyer the won Brown v. Board of Education.
In April of 1940, the educator and politician appeared on US postage stamps as part of the Famous Americans Series.
In February of 1926, the famed historian and journalist partnered with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity incorporated to launch Negro Achievement Week which grew into Black History Month.