Poet and award-winning author, Maya Angelou.
Former Black Panther and activist, Angela Davis.
Harlem Renaissance poet and literary figure, Langston Hughes.
First Black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress, Dorothy Dandridge.
Superstar singer and dancer, Josephine Baker.
The man who helped break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson.
‘The fastest woman in the world,’ Wilma Rudolph.
Historian, sociologist and co-founder of the @NAACP, W.E.B DuBois.
“The first Black woman millionaire in America,” Madam CJ Walker.
Anti-lynching crusader and journalist, Ida B. Wells.
The first black model to appear on the cover of Vogue, Donyale Luna.
One of the most prolific and influential jazz singers of all-time, Billie Holiday.
The civil rights activist who helped ignite the Montgomery bus boycott, Rosa Parks.
Singer-songwriter who became known as the “Queen of Disco” in the ‘70s, Donna Summer.
Civil rights leader and minister Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is an amazing way to celebrate black excellence during Black History Month. Each one of the represented historical figures made a huge contribution to our future. Remembering these people, who changed the history and changed the world and honoring them in such a beautiful way is just miraculous. Never forget their bravery, their will to have equality for everyone in this country.
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