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After winning the 2009 United States Presidential Election, this Harvard graduate & former democratic president became the 44th President Of The United States and would go on to make history as being the first African- American president of the United States in is time in office from 2009 to 2017
Barack Obama
Making herstory by being the first African- American First Lady of the United States, this 2020 Grammy award-winning author published her book "Becoming" back in 2018 which sold more copies than any other book published in the United States in 2018, breaking the previous record in just 15 days.
Michelle Obama
He won his first two NBA championships while playing for this team in 2012 and 2013; in both of these years, he also earned league MVP and Finals MVP. After his fourth season with the Heat in 2014, he opted out of his contract to re-sign with the Cavaliers. In 2016, he led the Cavaliers to victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Lebron James
Welcoming everyone to the party with his 2018 hit, this New York-born male emcee proves that his position in rap could be ignored as just being "one-hit wonder". Collaborating with the likes of Nicki Minaj and JACKBOYS, he received his first Billboard Hot 100 entry for "GATTI" peaking at #69 on the chart.
Pop Smoke
Born in Detroit and having attended a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), this educator supervises the Humanities Department here at Transit Tech High School.
Ms. T Murray
Uttering the famous phrase "I Have A Dream" on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during his speech at the "March On Washington" on August 28, 1963, this civil rights leader and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner proved that non- violence and civil disobedience was key for African- American of the 1960s to get their demands heard even with burden of racial inequality.
Martin Luther King Jr
Coined "the first lady of civil rights" & "the mother of the freedom movement" by the United States Congress after her act of defiance landed her in jail when she refused to move to the back of the bus even after paying her fare, this civil rights leader allowed African- Americans to stand up for what they believe, in times of inequality.
Rosa Parks
Winning her first Grand Slam at the 1999 US Open as a singles competitor making her the second African-American woman to win a Grand Slam singles tournament, this tennis player began revolutionizing tennis for women with her powerful style of play and dominating personality, racking up 23 Grand Slams making the most awarded player than any other woman or man during the open era in her 22 years of playing tennis.
Serena Willams
This Huston Hottie with her release of her 2018 hit song "Big Ole Freak" from her mixtape "Tina Snow" rose to star power and kept it going from there. She would later go on to release her 2019 mixtape "Fever" sparking the hit "Cash Sh*t" featuring Dababy and her popular collab with Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign "Hot Girl Summer" allowing her to win her first award for Best Power Anthem at the 2019 VMA Awards.
Megan Thee Stallion
Hailing from the island of Barbados, this teacher has a passion for teaching Science. Her classroom looks like a real Science classroom. The only difference is that she does not keep gerbils in her room.
Ms. Hutson-McKoy
Viewed as a contrast to Martin Luther King Jr teachings during the Civil Rights Movement, this civil rights activist, promoted a segregationist approach that sought to instill in blacks a pride in their African heritage.
Malcolm X
Best known for her spoken word "Still I Rise" (1978) and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969), this American actress, singer, civil rights activist & poet worked alongside Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, changed the trajectory of the creation of poems with her tenacious wordplay that motivated her audience especially women to love themselves and know their worth.
Maya Angelou
As a shooting guard, this player entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) directly from high school, and played his entire 20-season professional career in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers occupying t- shirt numbers 8 & 24.
Kobe Bryant
He is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, who is signed to Atlantic Records. In November 2018, he released the mixtape, Feed Tha Streets II, which peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200 chart. He currently holds the #1 spot for his song "The Box" from his 2019 album " Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial" on The Billboard Hot 100 charts for 13 weeks straight.
Roddy Ricch
He does much more than teaching because music is always on his mind. On the weekends, you must just be lucky to see him at a block party, shaking a leg but being the main entertainer!
Mr. Rosa
He was an American scientist and inventor in the early 1900s, who developed hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He also was a champion of crop rotation and agricultural education.
George Washington Carver
She invented a line of African American hair products after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss. She was considered the wealthiest African-American businesswoman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919.
Madam C.J Walker
He is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE. He is the first African-born WWE champion. Also alongside his team "The New Day" this superstar has the longest reign at 483 days and is also the only team to hold the Raw Tag Team championship for over one consecutive year.
Kofi Kingston
Crowed by Forbes as "the music's first billionaire couple" with their combined net worth of $1.43 billion , this well respected power couple cemented their legacy in hip hop and R&B. With their plethora of business ventures that include Ivy Park, Roc Nation , Live Nation and Parkwood Enterainment they have found a way to reinvent themselves so that they can be generational phenomom.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter & Shawn Corey Carter (The Carters)
Always outfitted in a suit, but a very down-to-earth educator. Most Fridays he sheds part of his suit to wear a college or university T-Shirt or simply a Transit Tech T-Shirt. If you know about his world History already, he might just engage you in Psychology.
Mr. Mompelas
He was perhaps best known as the first African-American Supreme Court justice who played an instrumental role in promoting racial equality during the civil rights movement. As a practicing attorney, he argued a record-breaking 32 cases before the Supreme Court, winning 29 of them.
Thurgood Marshall
She was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.
Shirley Chisholm
On April 15, 1947, this player broke the decades-old “colour line” when he appeared on the field for the National League Brooklyn Dodgers. He played as an infielder and outfielder for the Dodgers from 1947 through 1956.
Jackie Robinson
Famous for his appearance on "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" playing himself, this actor and rapper was called the "Most Famous Actor" by Newsweek in April 2007.
Will Smith
This educator will make you write a bill and take it straight to Congress. Having graduated with a degree in Law, she chose to impart knowledge to students but on any given afternoon or weekend, she might just be closing a house deal for your family or pointing you to purchase the right piece of property. If not that, then she is working in the community with her sorority sisters!
Ms. Cisco