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Bessie Coleman First African American licensed, female, fly girl and has been proclaimed the ‘world’s greatest female flyer.” Bessie was the 10th of 13 children. Her interest in aviation came from reading about Wright Brothers. |
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Edmonia Lewis First international African American female sculptor. Edmonia Lewis has inspired generations of minority artists for over 130 years. She boldly breached barriers of race, ethnicity and gender. |
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Dr. Patricia Thomas Nationally renowned Pathologist and Researcher. “I was the middle child of five and then lost a brother and a sister. I felt helpless but came to see that medicine could give me the information and power to battle illness.” |
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Sonie Ruffin Nationally renowned Quilter and Textiles Artist. Sonie is a textiles artist, master quilter and author. |
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary First African American female attorney. Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first African American female attorney in the United States. She attended Howard University Law School and graduated in 1870. |
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Shane Evans Artist. Shane’s incredible work, with its simple lines and playful color schemes has been widely published in children's books and African American nonfiction titles. |
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Clara Luper Civil Rights Activist. Luper became the advisor for the Oklahoma City National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council in 1957. |
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Tom Bass Internationally renowned equestrian trainer. Tom Bass was a world-famous rider and trainer of fine show horses. He was born into slavery in Boone County and grew up in Mexico, Missouri. At a young age, Bass became known for his skill with and knowledge of horses. |
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Melvin Tolson Tolson was a debate coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. |
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Alvin Ailey Founder of the internationally renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York. |
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Oscar Micheaux First African American film director. According to the Producer’s Guild of America Oscar Micheaux was the most prolific African American - if not most prolific independent - filmmaker in American cinema. |
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Ernie Barnes A former NFL football player Ernie went on to became an internationally known artist recognized for his unique figurative style of painting. |
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Dr. Mae Jemison First African American female astronaut in space. She is a Chemical Engineer, scientist, physician, and teacher. Dr. Jemison was accepted to the NASA Space Program n 1987 after being turned down the first time. |
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Ken Hamblin Author and former conservative radio talk show host known as the Black Avenger. He is a self-taught photographer who became first black photographer on staff at the Detroit Free Press and won countless photography awards. |
