Queen Latifah born Dana Elaine Owens in 1970, was the first hip-hop artist to receive a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.

Joanna McClinton born 1982, first woman of any race to serve as Speaker of the House in the state of Pennsylvania in 2023.

Dawn Staley born in 1970 is the first Black woman coach to have a perfect season

Patrick Braxton, first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama.

Black Solidarity Day created in 1969 by Carlos E. Russell, Panamanian activist, historian, and playwright. It is the first Monday of November.

Kitty Black Perkins born 1948. Designed the first Black Barbie in the 1970s.

Mauree Turner born 1992 or 1993. first out non-binary United States legislator and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma legislature.

Will Smith born 1968 only actor to have 8 consecutive movies gross more than 100 million.