Jackie Shane was a transgender singer, a collection collection of her songs, called Any Other Way, was nominated for a Grammy for best historical album in 2019.

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a reporter aka “the Cardi B of journalism” and co-founder of The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting.

Nnamdi Azikiwe was the 1st President of Nigeria, 1963.

Raquel Willis was the first transgender woman to take a leadership role in Out Magazine, 2018.

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

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

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

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