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- Poet and award-winning author, Maya Angelou.
- Former Black Panther and activist, Angela Davis.
- Harlem Renaissance poet and literary figure, Langston Hughes.
- First Black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress, Dorothy Dandridge.
- Superstar singer and dancer, Josephine Baker.
- The man who helped break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson.
- ‘The fastest woman in the world,’ Wilma Rudolph.
- Historian, sociologist and co-founder of the @NAACP, W.E.B DuBois.
- “The first Black woman millionaire in America,” Madam CJ Walker.
- Anti-lynching crusader and journalist, Ida B. Wells.
- The first black model to appear on the cover of Vogue, Donyale Luna.
- One of the most prolific and influential jazz singers of all-time, Billie Holiday.
- The civil rights activist who helped ignite the Montgomery bus boycott, Rosa Parks.
- Singer-songwriter who became known as the “Queen of Disco” in the ‘70s, Donna Summer.
- Civil rights leader and minister Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is an amazing way to celebrate black excellence during Black History Month. Each one of the represented historical figures made a huge contribution to our future. Remembering these people, who changed the history and changed the world and honoring them in such a beautiful way is just miraculous. Never forget their bravery, their will to have equality for everyone in this country.
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