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He was the first Black person in space.
Guion Bluford Jr.
He was the first Black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Ralph Bunche
She was the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first Black public high school in America.
M Street School
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar Public High School
The first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World.
Jack Johnson
In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the United States.
Richard Allen
He became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Jesse Jackson (RIP)
She became the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the land.
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
The 2nd Black actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Quinta Brunson
The first Black-owned studio lot that opened officially in 2019 in Atlanta.
Tyler Perry Studios
He was the 1st Black President of the U.S.of A
Barack Obama
He invented the Gas Mask and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan
He invented potato chips.
George Crum
Invented traditional Ice Cream that we eat today.
Augustus Jackson
She invented the Home Security System with the help of her husband
Marie Van Brittan Brown