Rose Morgan born in 1912, died in 2008. In 1942 she owned the largest black beauty parlor in the U.S. In 1965 she was one of the founders of New York’s only black-owned commercial bank, the Freedom National Bank. Her marriage to boxer Joe Louis was annulled.

Teddy Seymour was the 1st black man to sail around the world, 1987.

Elizabeth Columba is a French painter born in 1976, her parents immigrated from Martinique, who paints historical figures.

Lowell W. Perry was the 1st black NFL broadcaster; CBS, on Pittsburgh Steelers games, 1966.

Maxine Waters born 8/15/38. Served in the House of Representatives to Congress representing California since 1991. Chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. Served in the California Assembly from 1976 to 1990.

John Mercer Langston is the 1st black lawyer in Ohio, 1888. Also the first black person to be elected to public office in the United States, 1890.

Pat Parker was a black lesbian writer, feminist, activist, and poet. Born in 1944, died in 1989.

John Kitzmiller was the 1st black person to win the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, 1957.