Thomas J. Bradley was the only black mayor of Los Angeles, and his 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city’s history: 1973 to 1993.

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1999 Lorraine Hansberry was posthumously inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.

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Kimberle Crenshaw legal scholar and educator in critical race theory and intersectionality. Founded African American Policy Forum. Launched Say Her Name initiative.

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Audrey F. Manley 2nd black Surgeon General of the U.S. 1994.

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Deratu Tulu 1st Ethiopian to win Olympic gold, 1992.

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Dr. David Satcher, 1998, 2nd black Surgeon General appointed, 1st black male appointed.

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Ronald McNair, 2nd black in space, 1978, and first Baha’i.

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Katherine Dunham known as the matriarch and queen mother of modern black dance.

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Dr. Carla Hayden was the 1st black Librarian of Congress,  2016.

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Bernice Johnson Reagon founded the all-black a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, 1973.

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