Community Organizer, Civil Rights Hero
Deputy chairman of Illinois chapter of Black Panther Party
Lyric Soprano
First Black internationally acclaimed opera singer
First Black physician admitted to a U.S. medical society
First Black medical officer in the U.S. Army
Oldest Black-owned restaurant in the U.S.
First Black Female School Principal
Pioneering Biologist, Educator
Mathematician, Computer Programmer
First Black supervisor at NASA
Actor, Film Director, Diplomat
Olympic Champion
Fastest Woman Alive
Poet, First Black writer in the United States
Author, Philanthropist, Businessman
Homeless to brokerage firm founder
Abolitionist, Women’s Rights Activist
Founder of the NAACP
First Black student to earn Ph.D. from Harvard
Writer, Activist, Sociologist
Activist, Medal of Freedom recipient, Author, NBA’s all time leading scorer
Greatest female novelist of the 20th century
First Black institution to gain accreditation to Southern Association of Colleges
Author, Abolitionist
Newspaper publisher
First Black player in the National Hockey League
Newspaper Publisher
Civil Rights Activist
Chemical Engineer
Revolutionized Sugar Processing
