Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones 1st black nominated for “best original song” Oscars.

Rabbi Alysa Stanton

Rabbi Alysa Stanton 1st black woman rabbi, 2009.

Garrett Morgan invented a version of the three signal traffic light and became the only black man in Ohio to own a car, 1923.

Opal Tometi is a Nigerian-American writer, co-founder Black Lives Matter, and Executive Director at BAJI (Black Alliance for Just Immigration).

Bessie Coleman was the 1st black licensed pilot in 1921.

Bill Cosby was the first black man to appear in a lead role in a TV drama series, “I Spy” 1965.

Jasmine Twitty at 25, became the youngest black judge appointed in the history of Easley, South Carolina, 2015.

Quincy Jones 1st black Vice President of a major record label, 1961.

Tamika D. Mallory is a black activist and national co-chair for the Women’s March.

James Derham was the 1st black male to formally practice medicine without a medical degree, 1783.