Rube Foster was the founder and manager of the Chicago American Giants and organizer of the Negro National League baseball. Read by Jaden Foreman.

Ralph Bunch was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Read by Lindsay Scarola.

Maria P. Williams was the first black female film producer dating all the way back to the silent film era.

Read by Emily O'Connor.

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was the first African American female lawyer in Philadelphia and the first National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Read by Owen Nelson.

Cab Calloway remains the blueprint for every entertainer that wishes to perform on stage. Read by Iso Rampulla.

Gerald Wilson was one of the most famed jazz musicians and played with every great early icon in the world of music.

Read by Allison Burton.

Josh Gibson was "the black babe ruth" and one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Read by Matthew Brown.

Herbert Hubbard was the first African American to graduate from Rider University. Read by Jordan Hirsh.

Shirley Chisholm was the first African American to run for President of the United States. Read by Rosalyn Tiangco.

Gordon Parks is the director of Shaft and one of the most influential photographers of all time. Read by RJ Seib.