Oscar Stanton De Priest was the 1st black alderman of Chicago; 1915.

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Simone Askew was the first black woman to be First Captain and lead the Corps of Cadets at West Point in 2017.

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Reginald Lewis was the 1st black person to build a billion-dollar company, Beatrice Foods; 1987.

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Tyra Banks was the first black woman to appear on the cover of GQ, 1996. She was also the first black woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, as well as the first black woman to be featured in Victoria’s Secret lingerie catalogue both in 1997

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Joe Louis was highly regarded as 1st black to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II.

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Bob Beamon was one the 1st inductees into the the United States Olympic Hall of Fame, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics; 1968.

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Lupita Nyong’o first black spokesperson for Lancôme and first Kenyan, Mexican, and African to win an Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress in 12 Years a Slave both in 2014.

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Earl Graves Sr. is the founder of Black Enterprise magazine and chairman of the media company Earl G. Graves, Ltd; 1970.

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Tamron Hall was the first black woman to co-anchor The Today Show in 2014.

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