Dubbed the Queen of Rap as of 2011
Nicki Minaj
This tennis player has won 23 grand slams
Serena Williams
This artists net worth is 420 million
Beyonce
one of the World's most famous talk show hosts, owns her own network, titled "OWN"
Oprah Winfrey
first Black first lady of the United States
Michelle Obama
known for her role as the Queen Mother in Disney's Black Panther
Angela Bassett
became the first Black gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal
Gabby Douglas
this artist debut album was called Songs in A Minor
Alicia Keys
recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records
Madam C.J Walker
the first African-American to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting" (has won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards)
Viola Davis
known for her portrayal of Queen Charolette in the tv show, Bridgerton.
Golda Rosheuvel
this gymnast's net worth is valued at 4 million
Simone Biles
this young black woman executive produced her first movie at the age of 14
Marsai Martin
the first African-American woman to charter a bank and serve as its president in the United States
Maggie Walker
an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights (played by Taraji P Henson in Hidden Figures)
Katherine Johnson
last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Queen Cleopatra
the first Japanese player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title.
Naomi Osaka
this television producer, screenwriter, and author left ABC over denied all-inclusive passes to Disneyland
Shonda Rhimes
the founder and chairperson of Urban One, Inc (formerly known as Radio One, Inc.), the largest African-American owned and operated broadcast company in the nation
Cathy Hughes
known for how she portrayed racial struggles in the early 1900s. most popular book - Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
served as first Black Queen of England in 1330
Queen Philippa of Hainaut
At just 23 years old, she became the first woman to headline a pay-per-view boxing event,
Laila Ali
This singer has started a new controversy on twitter due to her newfound self love of her body
Chloe Bailey
radical African American educator and activist for civil rights and other social issues (known for her powerful speeches and involvement in the Black Panther Party)
Angela Davis
the inventor of laser cataract surgery.Her invention was called Lazerphaco Probe
Patricia Bath