Civil Rights Leaders
This leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963
Martin Luther King Jr.
First Black President of the United States.
Barack Obama
She is the highest selling female rapper
Nicki Minaj
This HBCU is where Dr. King attended college
Morehouse College
NBA legend known as "His Airness"
Michael Jordan
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
Rosa Parks
First Black Woman appointed to the U.S Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Broke the record for most monthly listeners for a black female artist in Spotify history
Rihanna
This HBCU is known as "The Mecca."
Howard University
Tennis champion with 23 Grand Slam singles titles
Serena Williams
This activist co-founded the Black Panther Party.
Huey P. Newton
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Bobby Seale
First Black self-made millionaire in the U.S
Madam C.J Walker
She became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for best Actress
Halle Berry
This HBCU is the largest HBCU in the nation
North Carolina A&T State University
(NCAT)
NBA's all time scoring leader
LeBron James
Malcom X
First Black Major League Baseball player in the modern era
Jackie Robinson
Known as the "Queen of Soul"
This all-women's HBCU is located in Atlanta, Georgia
Spelman College
Won 3 Super Bowl Championships, 1 Super Bowl MVP, and widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time
Jerry Rice
She was a voting right activist who helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Fannie Lou Hamer
First Black Woman to travel to space
Mae Jemison
This filmmaker directed "Do the Right Thing."
Spike Lee
This Florida HBCU was founded in 1887 and is located in Tallahassee
Florida A&M University
NFL quarterback who became the first Black QB to win a Super Bowl
Doug Williams