Francena McCorory is a celebrated track and field athlete, specializing in the 400 meters. She was the 2011 World bronze medalist in the 400 meters and was a member of the gold medal-winning 2012 and 2016 United States Olympic 4 x 400 m relay teams. She was the IAAF 400-meter Indoor World Champion in 2014. […]
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Freeman Hrabowski, III is a highly respected mathematician, educator, and advocate for minority participation in STEM fields. He served as the longtime President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he transformed the institution into a national model for inclusive excellence in science and engineering education. Under his leadership, UMBC was ranked the
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Percy Sutton was a pioneering entrepreneur and civil rights activist. He co-founded Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, which became the largest Black-owned media company in the United States. He was a lawyer, a civil rights activist, and a Freedom Rider, and he even served as the legal representative for Malcolm X. Sutton also held the highest-ranking
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini was a prominent businessman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Following the death of Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini in 2018, Dlamini was selected by King Mswati III to succeed him. He was the youngest prime minister in the country’s history. His work in government included cutting
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Christine Darden is a distinguished mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer. She had a remarkable career at NASA, where her research on supersonic flight and sonic booms was groundbreaking. She was the first African-American woman at NASA’s Langley Research Center to be promoted to the Senior Executive Service, the top rank in the federal civil
Sylvia Trent-Adams is a highly accomplished healthcare leader and public servant. She made history as the first Black woman to serve as Principal Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. Her distinguished career in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps reflects her commitment to advancing public health and health equity. In May 2024, she
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Tishaura Jones served as the 47th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri House of Representatives, and as Treasurer of the City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021. When she won the 2021 mayoral election,
Sashi Brown is an experienced sports executive who has held leadership positions in professional football who has served as the president of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Brown began his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. His expertise in team management, player personnel, and strategic planning has made
Darrell Britt-Gibson is a talented actor who has appeared in various critically acclaimed television shows and films. Britt-Gibson made his acting debut in the recurring role of Darius “O-Dog” Hill on HBO’s crime drama television series The Wire, starring in 8 episodes from 2006 to 2008. He then appeared in the film Toe to Toe
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Mo’ne Davis is a remarkable young athlete who gained national attention as a pitcher for the Taney Dragons in the 2014 Little League World Series. She was one of two girls who played in the Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series
RaaShaun “DJ Envy” Casey is a prominent radio personality and DJ, best known as a co-host of the nationally syndicated morning show The Breakfast Club. His engaging on-air presence and influence in hip-hop culture have made him a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry. DJ Envy has made appearances on Juelz Santana’s and Lloyd Banks’s
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Mary Jackson was a mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her career. She started as a computer at the segregated West Area Computing division