Robert Johnson is the 1st black male billionaire and founded the Black Entertainment Television (BET).

Nelson Mandela was a black nationalist and the 1st black president of South Africa (1994–99)

Marie M. Daly was the 1st black woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.

Jason Collins, 1st male pro athlete to come out in U.S.

Harriet Tubman was the 1st Black Heritage Stamp issued, 1978.

Booker T. Washington, 1st black person to be given a U.S. postage stamp in 1940.

Lena Horne, 1st black actress to sign a long-term contract with a film studio since 1915.

Wilma Rudolph 1st athlete to win three gold medals in the Olympics.

Theodore Wright was the 1st black graduate of an Ivy League school in 1828