Muhammad Ali, the first heavyweight boxing champion to regain the title three times, and civil rights activist
Marian Anderson, black singer that gave a historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of over 75000 people
Louis Armstrong, singer of 'What a Wonderful World' and virtuose cornet and trumpet player
Josephine Baker, the eccentric singer that at one time in the 1920s was the most photographed woman in the world
Halle Berry, many years the face of Revlon cosmetics, actress in movies like Catwoman, X-Men, and 'Monster's ball, for which she won an Oscar
Danny Glover, actor in both Hollywood blockbusters and serious dramatic films.
Whoopi Goldberg, actress in the film The Color Purple and Oscar-winning with Ghost
Jimi Hendrix, arguably the best and most influential electrical guitarist the world has ever known
Billie Holiday, the emotion-laden singer that sang about her trials and tribulations in such a way that it couldn't be from anything else but experience.
Whitney Houston, singer with a remarkable vocal range and powerful who was the first performer to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard magazine pop-music charts
Langston Hughes, poet that used the rhythms of jazz and of everyday black speech in his poetry
Janet Jackson, singer with choreographed dance moves in cutting-edge, innovative music videos
Muhammad Ali, the first heavyweight boxing champion to regain the title three times, and civil rights activist
Marian Anderson, black singer that gave a historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of over 75000 people
Louis Armstrong, singer of 'What a Wonderful World' and virtuose cornet and trumpet player
Josephine Baker, the eccentric singer that at one time in the 1920s was the most photographed woman in the world
Halle Berry, many years the face of Revlon cosmetics, actress in movies like Catwoman, X-Men, and 'Monster's ball, for which she won an Oscar
James Brown, the high-energy singer of tight funk
Nick Cannon, co-creator, executive producer and star of his own sketch-comedy variety show on Nickelodeon
Ray Charles, the maker of a revolutionary blend of gospel, soul, rock, jazz and country music
Bill Cosby, the comic The Cosby Show, and known for his work with children
Miles Davis, innovative fusion/electric jazz musician
Duke Ellington, arranger, composer of some of America's most famous songs
Julius Erving, basketball player that soared through the air on the basketball court
Jamie Foxx, actor in films and on television, most notably on a Oscar-winning role as Ray Charles in the biopic RAY.
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
Danny Glover, actor in both Hollywood blockbusters and serious dramatic films.
Whoopi Goldberg, actress in the film The Color Purple and Oscar-winning with Ghost
Jimi Hendrix, arguably the best and most influential electrical guitarist the world has ever known
Billie Holiday, the emotion-laden singer that sang about her trials and tribulations in such a way that it couldn't be from anything else but experience.
Whitney Houston, singer with a remarkable vocal range and powerful who was the first performer to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard magazine pop-music charts
Langston Hughes, poet that used the rhythms of jazz and of everyday black speech in his poetry
Janet Jackson, singer with choreographed dance moves in cutting-edge, innovative music videos
Michael Jackson, the king op pop
Michael Jordan, the greatest player to ever play in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
B.B. King, model for countless musicians, with ability to get so much out of single note playing on his Gibson guitar
Charlie Parker, jazz musician with a virtuoso style of improvisation that was fundamental to the bebop style of jazz
Lionel Richie, singer of many great hit songs, and Grammy winner and nowadays better known as Nicole Richie's father
O J Simpson, american football legend, and acquitted for murder
Wesley Snipes, actor and producer of big-budget action movies
Tina Turner, the passionate and emotional singer
Gabrielle Union, playing the leader of the African-American cheerleader squad in 2000's Bring it On
Sarah Vaughan, singer with a vocal range from soprano to baritone and signature beautiful vibrato
Dionne Warwick, singer of hit records of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs between 1963 and 1970
Denzel Washington, actor of big-hearted, heroic characters
Muddy Waters, blues musician with driving slide guitar technique and darkly expressive vocal style
Oprah Winfrey, the richest African American of the 20th century
Stevie Wonder, the illustrious blind musician