Martin Luther King
Leader of the American
civil rights movement.
"The time is always right to do what is right"
President Obama
1st African American President of the United States of America!
Yes! We can!
Yes, We Did!
Frederick Douglas
American social reformer, orator, writer, statesman and abolitionist.
"That which is inhuman cannot be divine."
Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropistl.
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
The first elected African female head of state.
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
Kofi Annan
Ghanaian diplomat, 7th Secretary-General United Nations.
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize
"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."
Booker T. Washington
Educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States
"You can't hold a man down without staying down with him."
1st Lady Michelle Obama
Lawyer, writer and the wife of former
U.S. President Barack Obama
"I hope I have made you proud!"
Yes, you have!
George W. Carver
Agricultural scientist and inventor.
Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.
Madame C.J. Walker
First black woman millionaire in America”
The method of beauty culture she developed and revolutionized black hair care
Rosa Parks
American activist in the civil rights movement known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. First lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom
Harriet Tubman
American abolitionist and political activist.
“Conductor” Underground Railroad, leading slaves to freedom before the Civil War
W.E.B. Dubois
American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
Thurgood Marshall
American lawyer Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
“None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up. .."
Jesse Jackson
American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician
candidate Democratic presidential nomination "...Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change...."
Shirley Chisolm
American politician, educator, and author.
First black woman elected to the United States Congress
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
Mary McLeod Bethune
Educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist
Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Ella Baker
African-American civil rights and human rights activist.
“You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me.
Benjamin O. Davis
1st African-American
Brigadier General
Defended the long road to freedom.
Malcolm X
American Muslim minister and human rights activist
“Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think
or as fast.
Dr. Charles Drew
American Surgeon and medical researcher in the field of blood transfusion
"... there is no scientific basis for the separation of the bloods ..."
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
1st African American female doctor
"I early conceived a liking for, aand sought every opportunity to relieve the suffering of others."
Mae C. Jemison
1st African American female Astronaut
“Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.”
Bessie Coleman
1st African American female Pilot "The air is the only place free from prejudice. ..."
You've never lived till you've flown!
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
Oprah Winfrey
American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist.
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness."
Toni Morrison
American novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor.
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
Bebe and Cece Winans
American gospel music brother and sister duo.
"I Found Love"
"A heart like yours"
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer.
"The Queen of Gospel"
"If I can help somebody"
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and radio host
"Open My Heart"
Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete Four-time gold medalist
1936 Olympic Games
Michael Jordan
American former professional basketball player
15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls
Tiger Woods
American professional golfer.
One of the greatest golfers, of the most famous athletes
of all time.
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Queen of Soul
"A Deeper Love"
Mariam Makeba
South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, civil rights activist
"Pata, Pata"
Whitney Houston
American singer and actress. Most awarded female artist and best-selling music artists of all time
"Greatest Love of All"
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor
One of the most influential
figures in jazz.
"Wonderful World"
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter,
and dancer.
"King of Pop"
One of the greatest entertainers in the history of music.
"Wanna be startin somethin"
Hugh Masekela
South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer
"Father of South African jazz".
"Grazing in the Grass"
Cicely Tyson
American actress and former fashion model.
"A Woman Called Moses"
Sydney Poitier
Bahamian-American actor and film director.
First black Academy Award
Best Actor
"Guess who's coming to dinner?"
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model, and activist.
"Claudine"
Vashawn Mitchell
American gospel singer and songwriter. Produced several Stellar Award-winning projects
"Nobody Greater"
"Joy"
Kirk Franklin
an American choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author.
"Stomp"
"Smile"
Hezekiah Walker
American gospel music artist and pastor
"Every Praise is to Our God!"
"I need you to survive"
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
"First Lady of Song"
Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
"There's nothing better than Love"
"The Power of Love"
Diana Ross
American singer, actress, and record producer.
"Mahogany"
"Endless Love"
"Lady sings the Blues"
Denzel Washington
American actor, director, and producer.
Golden Globe,Tony Award, Academy Awards
"Glory" "Training Day"
Angela Bassett
American actress and activist Golden Globe Award
Academy Award Nomination "What's Love Got to Do with It"
"Black Panther"
Tyler Perry
American actor, writer, producer, comedian and director.
"Diary of a Mad Black Woman"
"Why did I get married?"
"Haves and Have Not"
Serena Williams
American professional tennis player and former world No. 1.
Won 23 major singles titles
Ranked No. 1
Women's Tennis Association
Muhammad Ali
American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed - "The Greatest"
One of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers
of all time.
Venus Williams
American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 Williams is generally credited Ranked world No. 1
Women's Tennis Association