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Henry Louis Gates Jr. - Scholar and education who heads Harvard's Afro-American Studies program.
 
James Weldon Johnson - Black intellectual and civil rights leader best known for his contributions to the world of literature.
 
Joe Clark - Prominent educator best known as the feisty, dedicated, baseball bat-wielding school principal portrayed in the film "Lean on Me."
 
Lauryn Hill - Musician, singer, and songwriter.
 
Marian Anderson - Singer who, at the peak of her career, was regarded as the world's greatest contralto.
 
Mary McLeod Bethune - African-American educator who founded Bethune-Cookman College.
 
Miles Davis - Trumpeter and bandleader who played a major role in the transition from the hard, aggressive stance of Bop to the softer, more subtle side of jazz.
 
Muhammad Ali - Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who tossed an Olympic gold medal into a river because he was disgusted by racism in America.
 
Nat King Cole - Black vocalist who left a permanent mark on the world of jazz.
 
Oprah Winfrey - Award-winning daytime television host who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her current fame.
 
Richard Greener - Short profile of Harvard's first African-American graduate who later became a lawyer, educator, and U.S. diplomat.
 
Sambo Jackson - Tells how an accident resulted in ice cream.
 
Scott Joplin - Pianist and composer whose piano rags met with great success.
 
Serena Williams - Photo and short biography of one of the top-ranked female tennis professionals in the world.
 
Spike Lee - Filmmaker known for tackling the toughest issues that relate to the black community and basking in the controversy that surrounds his creations.
 
Stamps on Black History - Covers the history of US Postal Stamps celebrating black history.
 
Thurgood Marshall - The first African-American to hold the coveted position of Supreme Court Justice.
 
Violette Anderson - The first African-American woman to practice law in the U.S. District Court Eastern Division, as well as the first female city prosecutor in Chicago.
 
Wilma Rudolph - The only American woman runner ever to win three gold medals in the Olympic games.
 
Wynton Marsalis - Trumpeter and bandleader who became the first instrumentalist to win simultaneous Grammy awards as best jazz and classical soloist.
 
 
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