Daniel Hale Williams – African American Doctor Performs First Successful Open Heart Surgery
Daniel Hale Williams is an individual who made significant touches that changed the world of medicine and the fight for human rights. He opened the first non-segregated hospital in the…
Jack Johnson – First African American to Win World Heavyweight Championship
Jack Arthur Johnson, also known as the Galveston Giant, is one of the most influential boxers in black history Johnson was a native of Galveston, Texas, born to Henry and…
Arthur Ashe – First African American Male to Win Men’s Title at Wimbledon and the US Open
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. is an African American tennis player, journalist, activist, educator, and an unforgettable part of black history. He was born on July 10, 1943, to Arthur Sr.…
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr – First African American to Earn Rank of General in Air Force
Many African Americans have contributed immensely with their achievements to building a robust Black History. One of these is Benjamin O. Davis- The first African American to earn the rank…
James Baldwin – Novelist, Playwright, Civil Rights Activist
James Arthur Baldwin was an American fiction writer, essayist, novelist, dramatist, and poet whose eloquence and passion on the issue of race in America propelled him to prominence, particularly in…
Hank Aaron – MLB Legend Hammerin’ Hank First to Break Babe Ruths Home Run Record
Hank Aaron was a former American professional baseball right fielder and nominated hitter who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons, from 1954 to 1976. The legendary baseball…
Gwendolyn Brooks -Poet, First African American Woman to Receive Pulitzer Prize
Gwendolyn Brooks was popularly known as an American poet, novelist, and teacher. She lived from June 7, 1917, and died on December 3, 2000. She was known for her insightful…
Guion Bluford – NASA Astronaut, Air Force Pilot and Aerospace Engineer
Guion Bluford is an unforgettable part of Black History, a name that will always be remembered in Aerospace. He was an American aerospace engineer, former NASA astronaut, retired United States…
Asa Philips Randolph – Civil Rights Activist
Asa Philips Randolph was a legendary African-American civil rights leader born on April 15, 1889, and died on May 16, 1979. He was known to be a labor union organizer…
Alexander Crummell – Minister and Civil Rights Activist
Alexander Crummell was an American minister, Episcopalian priest, missionary, scholar, and teacher. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest in the United States. Alexander Crummell was born in New York…