Black History Month
Valerie Thomas
Valerie Thomas made a name for herself as a NASA scientist and inventor.
Valerie Thomas
Bryan A. Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, social justice activist, founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a law professor at New York University School of Law.
Bryan A. Stevenson
Madam CJ Walker
Born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, in 1867, the daughter of sharecroppers, she was the first child in her family to be free-born.
Madam CJ Walker
Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Robert Bullard is often described as the father of environmental justice.
Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Warren Washington
Washington is an internationally recognized expert in atmospheric sciences and climate research specializing in computer modeling of the Earth's climate.
Dr. Warren Washington
Toni Morrison
As an award winning American novelist, Toni Morrison is one the most celebrated authors around the world.
Toni Morrison
Cicely Tyson
Award winning film, television and stage actress, Cicely Tyson is best known for her embodiment of black woman hood.
Cicely Tyson
Majora Carter
Majora Carter is an urban revitalization strategy consultant who wants to make green the new black and sustainability sexy.
Majora Carter
Katherine Johnson
Katherine was a mathematician who worked three decades for NASA and is best known for calculating the flight trajectory for numerous monumental space missions.
Katherine Johnson
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is an award-winning writer, the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate, and is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
Amanda Gorman
Jacqueline Woodson
The author of more than two dozen books for adults and children, Woodson’s prose and poetry often center around the themes of gender, sexuality, class, and Black society and history.
Jacqueline Woodson
LeRoy Winbush
LeRoy Winbush was an accomplished designer and art director who opened many doors for Black designers and entrepreneurs.
LeRoy Winbush
Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. (“Pay it No Mind”) Johnson was a transgender pioneer, activist, drag performer, sex worker and friend.
Marsha P. Johnson
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a lawyer, newspaper publisher, editor, and in 1905 he founded one of the most influential Black newspapers in history - the Chicago Defender.
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Barbara Jordan
Barbara was a Texas Congresswoman, public defender of the U.S. Constitution, and leading Democratic Party politician for two decades.
Barbara Jordan
Otis Redding
Otis Redding was a popular & critically acclaimed American singer and songwriter who is considered one of the most influential and formative singers in soul music and rhythm and blues.
Otis Redding
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey was a dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who merged theater, ballet, modern dance, and jazz with Black vernacular.
Alvin Ailey
Brittany Howard
Brittany Howard is an American Rock Star. Her work as a solo artist has earned her 7 Grammy Award nominations, as well as 4 wins from 9 nominations as part of Alabama Shakes.
Brittany Howard
Paul R. Williams
Over a career spanning nearly 60 years, from the early 1920s until his death in 1980, architect Paul R. Williams created some 2500 buildings in and around Los Angeles.
Paul R. Williams
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor and playwright who had achieved international stardom, critical acclaim, and a lasting legacy as a powerful hero before his untimely death in 2020 at the peak of his burgeoning career.
Chadwick Boseman
Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin is an activist, trailblazer, and was a pioneer in the civil rights movement in Alabama during the 1950s.
Claudette Colvin
Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line which is the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research today.
Henrietta Lacks