I am a New York based artists most well known for my art the expresses race, gender, sexuality, and violence through silhouetted figures.

The first female African American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.

am known as the Canadian Rosa Parks because I refused to leave a "whites only" seat in a Canadian movie theater.

I was born in Baltimore Maryland and am known for being the very first African American Supreme Court Justice.

I fought for the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. I became the first African American to earn the Medal of Honor for my bravery at Fort Wagner.

I was a nurses aid who actually refused to give up my seat on a bus nine months before Rosa Parks. I was a civil rights activist and was one of the founders of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.

Blind musician who combined blues, rock, country, and jazz to create popular hits. You may have heard “Hit The Road Jack” or “Georgia On My Mind.”

I won 4 GOLD Medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Track and Field.

I am an American gymnast with 4 olympic gold medals and one bronze. I was adopted by my grandparents after being in and out of foster care. You might have seen me compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games as one of the members of the “Final Five.

was an America Inventor and agricultural scientist! I developed techniques to improve soil. I also came up with other crops to replace cotton. I worked a lot with planting peanuts and creating peanut and sweet potato products

I was an American tennis player and the only black man ever to win a singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.

After seeking my own freedom I made 19 trips back and forth from North to South through a series of tunnels and shelters called the Underground Railroad.

You know me as BLACK PANTHER

I am the first female African American astronaut.

am most known for being the first African American News anchor in the United States. I was a co-anchor of ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and Frank Reynolds. I founded the National Association of Black Journalists.