We will all hear about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X during the month of February but there were many other African Americans that contributed to black history.
I will update this page daily with videos and links to sites featuring information about African American history makers that you may never have heard of and hope that it encorages you to learn more about these historic figures.
John Taylor: Fisrt African American to win an Olympic gold medal: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/taylor-john-baxter-jr-1882-1908
Colin Powell: The first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State http://www.biography.com/people/colin-powell-9445708
Ursula Burns, First Female African-American CEO Of Fortune 500 Company: http://www.ibtimes.com/ursula-burns-first-female-african-american-ceo-fortune-500-company-xerox-theres-tidal-1307417
Max Robinson: First African American news anchor http://biography.yourdictionary.com/max-robinson
Maurice Ashley: The First African-American Grand Master Of Chess http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/01/06/chess-grand-master
Mae C. Jemison: First black female astronaut http://www.biography.com/people/mae-c-jemison-9542378
Michelle Howard: First female 4 star admiral http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=394
Hiram Revels: First black United States Senator http://www.biography.com/people/hiram-r-revels-9456129Ralph Bunche: First African American to win Nobel Peace Prize http://aareports.com/2011/02/black-history-month-ralph-bunce-first.html
Earl Lloyd: First African American to play in the NBA http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earl-lloyd-becomes-first-black-player-in-the-nba
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable: Founder of Chicago http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/jean-du-sable-explorer-who-founded-chicago
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.: First black general in the United States Army http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-o-davis-jr-37840
Guion Buford: First Black Astronaut http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html
Ebenezer Basset: First Black US diplomat http://diplomacy.state.gov/discoverdiplomacy/explorer/peoplehistorical/169797.htm
Gwendolyn Books: First African American to win Pulitzer Prize: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/gwendolyn-brooks
William Henry Hastie: First Black Federal Judge: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hastie-william-henry-1904-1976
Robert Hayden: First African American Poet Laureate http://aareports.com/2011/02/black-history-moth-robert-hayben-first.html
Count Basie: First African American Grammy Winner http://www.biography.com/people/count-basie-9201255
Alain Locke: First Black Rhodes Scholar http://www.biography.com/people/alain-leroy-locke-37962
