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Florence Griffith Joyner, better known as Flo-Jo, is the fastest woman of all time, having set world records for the 100- and 200-meter sprints at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials, and she is yet to ...
Lonzo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player [24] LiAngelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player; LaMelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player; Gene Banks—retired professional basketball player; Tony Barbee—former professional basketball player
First African American woman to compete on the world tennis tour: Althea Gibson [28] First African American NBA basketball players: Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton (New York Knicks), Chuck Cooper (Boston Celtics), and Earl Lloyd (Washington Capitols). [29] Harold Hunter was the first to sign an NBA contract, with the Washington Capitols on April 26, 1950.
As an Olympic champion in the early 1960s, Rudolph was among the most highly visible black women in America and abroad. She became a role model for black and female athletes; her Olympic successes helped elevate women's track and field in the United States. Rudolph is also regarded as a civil rights and women's rights pioneer.
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
Thomas had also won the U.S. national title besides the World Championship that year; these achievements earned Thomas the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year award that year. She was the first female athlete to win those titles while attending college full-time since Tenley Albright in the 1950s.
In 2016–2017 she was honored and participated in the Orange County Heritage Black History Parade and was nominated to attend the United State of Women summit hosted by the White House. In 2016 Gibbs was named one of the Top Ten Greatest African American Female Athletes of All time for Kickboxing. [12]