African-American Methodists

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live performances, she is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century. Credited with shaping popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and retired professional basketball player who is a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the wealthiest athlete of all time, and one of the world's richest celebrities, with a $4.3 billion net worth as of 2026.

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. She is sometimes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement".

African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist (1797–1883)

American singer (1948–2012)

American singer and actress (born 1981)

American baseball player (1919–1972)

American baseball player (1931–2024)

African-American mathematician

American engineer and NASA astronaut

American singer and rapper (born 1980)

American blues composer and musician (1873–1958)

American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955)

American actress

American singer (1967–2001)

American politician (born 1940)

Aaron James Judge is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winner. He holds the AL record for most home runs in a season with 62. He stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg), making him one of the tallest and largest players in MLB. He is considered by some to be among the best power hitters of all time.

American politician (1827-1901)

American politician (born 1953)

American politician (1837–1921)

American politician & judge (1936–2021)

American singer

U.S. Representative from Missouri

American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016)

African-American surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004)

American singer

African American fashion designer (1898–1981)

actress, drama teacher (1912-1998)

American politician, former Mayor of the city of Chicago (1922—1987)

American politician

American politician

Black Loyalist founding father of Sierra Leone

American activist (1928–2024)

actress (1892-1978)

minister

American politician

American politician (1825–1887)

American activist (1898-1987)

American singer, actress, and activist (1901–2004)

American politician and Mayor of Baltimore from 2007 to 2010 (born 1953)

African-American poet, orator, and political activist

Florida State Senator

American politician