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PROFESSION: Author 2-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his work on W.E.B. Dubois. Professor at Rutgers. Biography Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Levering Lewis was born on May 25, 1936 in

PROFESSION: Actor Actor in the TV show "Webster"

PROFESSION: Executive Founded the TLC Group, which later became TLC Beatrice International, one of the largest Black-owned business in the US.

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Played for the 1972 Miami Dolphins Championship team. NFL Hall of Famer.

PROFESSION: Musical Artist Grammy award winning musician.

PROFESSION: Judge First African American Judge of the US Supreme Court. Also attended Howard University.

PROFESSION: Entertainment Was CEO of Motown Records.

PROFESSION: Educator First female President of Norfolk State University. Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

PROFESSION: Pioneer Second African American astronaut in space. He was aboard the Challenger when it exploded in 1986.

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Played for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans.

PROFESSION: Military Figure One of the original four at the Woolworth sit-ins. Served in the US Air Force. One of the original four taking part in the Woolworth sit-ins. A Wilmington native, he gr

PROFESSION: Musical Artist Brother Claude is member of the R&B group Take 6. Nationally know recording star.

PROFESSION: Musical Artist A member of the group Take 6. Biography Claude V. McKnight III was born on October 2, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY to Claude Jr. and Elaine. He was the first of four boys (the

PROFESSION: Politician Former US Congresswoman

PROFESSION: Politician Son of former US Congresswoman Carrie Meek. Congressman for the state of Florida.

PROFESSION: Actress Starred as Elena Tyler in the TV show "Felicity".

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Played for Baltimore Bullets and NY Knicks A cult hero in New York, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a master of the dribble - an ABA-style player in the '70s NBA w

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Previous World Record Holder of the 100 meter race at 9.78 seconds.

PROFESSION: Author Pulitzer Prize winning author. Works include "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved".

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player US Olympian and Gold medalist in Track and Field. What do you get when you combine immense athletic talent with a scientific mind and precision-like race exe

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (11 February 1920 - 25 February 1978) was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, who in 1975 became the first African American to reach the rank of four star General. Fro

PROFESSION: Actress Starred in movies such as "School Daze", "House Party", "Sister Act", "The Inkwell", and "Baby Boy". Also starred in the television drama series "Sirens"

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Played with several teams. Coached the Dallas Mavericks.

PROFESSION: Author Wrote the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice And Sing"

PROFESSION: Professional Sports Player Played for the Houston Oilers, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers