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"a consistent posture toward raising the social, cultural and economic status of African Americans" "personal achievement that reveals the best qualities of the African American people" Reference and User Services Quarterly reviewed the list positively in 2003, while noting the subjectivity in judging greatness, particularly for contemporary ...
Alonzo "Lon" Franklin Herndon (June 26, 1858 Walton County, Georgia – July 21, 1927) was an African-American entrepreneur and businessman in Atlanta, Georgia. Born into slavery, he became one of the first African American millionaires in the United States, first achieving success by owning and operating three large barber shops in the city ...
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 ...
Other billionaires of African descent on the 2021 Forbes list included Nigerian businessman Mike Adenuga with $6.1 billion, American investor Robert Smith with $11.8 billion, American businessman David Steward with $12.8 billion, American media mogul Oprah Winfrey with $2.7 billion, South African gold magnate Patrice Motsepe with $3.2 billion ...
African Americans have been the victims of oppression, discrimination and persecution throughout American history, with an impact on African-American innovation according to a 2014 study by economist Lisa D. Cook, which linked violence towards African Americans and lack of legal protections over the period from 1870 to 1940 with lowered innovation. [1]
First black African to win a Nobel Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. United States: Youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize, at age 35 1984 Desmond Tutu South Africa: 1993 Nelson Mandela South Africa: 2001 Kofi Annan Ghana: 2004 Wangari Maathai Kenya: First environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 Barack Obama United States: 2011
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940. This list of Black Academy Award winners and nominees is fully current as the 95th Academy Awards , which was held on March 12, 2023.
These celebrities turned tough situations into success. Jim Carrey. Comedian-turned-actor Jim Carrey boasts a net worth of $180 million and a resume of movies that have grossed nearly $4.9 billion ...