Ralph Abernathy Sr. was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) following the assassination of King in 1968, where he led the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, D.C.

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Jade Colin, age 26, is the youngest black women to own a McDonald’s franchise; 2016.

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Melissa Harville-Lebron is the 1st black woman to own a NASCAR team;  The E2 Northeast Motorsports team, 2014.

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Moziah Bridges, a black entrepreneur, founded Mo’s Bows Handmade Bow Tie at the age of 15 and partnered with the NBA to make custom bow ties for all 30 NBA teams, 2017.

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Maya Penn, the black CEO and founder of Maya’s Ideas, started her company at the age of eight and gives 10% of her profits to charities and environmental nonprofit organizations; 2008.

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Julian Bond was the chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center; 1998-2010.

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Olivia Hooker 1st black woman to enlist in the Coast Guard, 1945.

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Zina Garrison is a former black professional tennis player who was a 3 time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion in 1990, a women’s doubles gold medalist, and singles bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.

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Ray Taliaferro became the U.S.’s first black talk-show host for a major market radio station (KNEW AM 910) in 1976.

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