Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader
Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music
Comedian, author, actor, producer
Comedian and actor
Internationally known tenor of the 1920s. Hayes sang in five different languages
The Black Poet Laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricis and humorist
Radio show host
Internationally known drummer
Syndicated columnist
niversity of Michigan sprinter; first black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in 1924
All-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. Lowest ERA in the Major Leagues in 1952
Former Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys
Outstanding former player with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Voted to NBA Hall of Fame in 2009
Former outstanding baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
Outstanding former NFL player with the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens
3 time Pro Bowler and former NFL defensive lineman
8-time All-Star. 2-time All-NBA guard for the New Jersey Nets. 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year
3 time Pro Bowler and 2-time All-Pro former wide receiver with Miami Dolphins
Hall of Fame Basketball coach. Coached at Winston-Salem State University from 1946 - 1993. Also, 4-year All-CIAA lineman in football
Captain and outstanding player on the Washington 12th Streeters (1906-1910). He is known as the "Father of Black Sport History". First Black male to become certified to teach Physical Education in public schools
5 time Pro Bowler and 5 time All Pro former NFL Tight end.He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001
Outstanding former professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics and other teams. 1981 NBA Finals MVP
Star center with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers is a 14 time NBA All-star. He is 3 time NBA Final MVP and 2000 NBA MVP
University of Southern California football legend. Guard on mid 1920’s team. Schools first All-American
2-time (2000, 2004) Olympic silver medalist in 110m hurdles
1993 Heisman Trophy winner and former NBA guard with the NY Knicks
President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Chairman and CEO of Black Enterprise Magazine
Former Co-Owner of M & M Products (Sta Soft Fro)
Co-Owner of Bronner Brothers Beauty
Played a major role in President Truman's 1948 decision to desegregate the United States Armed Forces
Former Dean of the Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers
Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP
Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, National Rainbow Coalition
Noted Attorney and Former Executive Director of the National Urban League
The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History
President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer
Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University
Teacher, minister, writer, and author of The History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 1911-1961
First Governer of the Virgin Islands
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Secretary, Department of the Army
Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Secretary of the Army
The House Majority Whip in the 110th Congress. (2nd Black to hold that position)
Founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988. Served as “Shadow Senator” for DC from 1991 to 1997
001 Springarn Medal recipient. Executive Director of United Negro College Fund and a former president of the National Urban League. He also served as a close adviser to President Bill Clinton
1st Black Mayor of Raleigh, NC. Held the posts of the Director of the CDC and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998
1st Home-Rule mayor of the District of Columbia. Former Executive Director of the National Capital Housing Authority
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Congressman serving the 17th Congressional District of Florida since 2003. A former trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol where he became Florida's 1st African-American to promoted to the rank of Captain
Internationally known biologist and professor at Howard University
Astronaut, graduate of the United States Naval Academy (pilot)
Perfected the use of blood plasma; Professor of Surgery at Howard University
Astronaut, graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (pilot)
Discovered the use of foam to extinguish fires and discovered a method of producing cortisone synthetically. During his lifetime, he received more than 130 chemical patents. 1st Black chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Astronaut, graduate of M.I.T., Ph.D. in Physics (civilian)
Bacteriologist who studied the epidemiology of tropical diseases
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