Public Service and Government
44th President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama
Filmmaker, actor, and creator of the Madea franchise.
Who is Tyler Perry
Actor and director, first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Who is Sir Sidney Poitier
Billionaire Basketball Player (L.A. Lakers) and Businessman
Who is Lebron James
First African American woman to travel in space
Who is Mae Jemison
First female, Black, and South Asian Vice President of the U.S.
Who is Kamala Harris
Entrepreneur and founder of Fenty Beauty.
Who is Rihanna
Poet, social activist, and leader of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes
Professional golfer and one of the greatest athletes in history.
Who is Tiger Woods
Astrophysicist, TV host, and science communicator with the last name of a famous boxer
Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson
Civil rights activist and wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Coretta Scott King
Media mogul, philanthropist, and businesswoman founder of the OWN Network
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Female billionaire singer, songwriter, and cultural icon from Texas who is married to an equally famous rapper
Who is Beyonce
NASCAR driver and activist for racial equality
Who is Bubba Wallace
Ophthalmologist and inventor of the Laserphaco Probe for the removal of cataracts
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath
Former slave, abolitionist, and statesman
Who is Frederick Douglass
First African American woman to become a self-made millionaire
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
Male actor described arguably as the greatest actor of his generation. Acted in Gladiator II, Cry Freedom, Glory, Training Day and the Equalizer to name a few.
Who is Denzel Washington
First African American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson
Medical doctor and pioneer in blood storage and transfusion.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew
Civil rights leader, pastor, former mayor of Atlanta and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
Who is Andrew Young
Entrepreneur, investor, founder of FUBU and resident shark on the TV show Shark Tank
Who is Daymond John
Queen of Soul, one of the greatest musicians of all time.
Who is Aretha Franklin
She is the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast of all time and stands at 4 feet 8 inches tall.
Who is Simone Biles
Neurosurgeon and author of the book Gifted Hands
Who is Benjamin Carson