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Halle Berry As a teenager, I won the Miss Teen America beauty pageant and was runner up for the 1985 Miss USA competition. I was the first African-American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress for ... my role in the movie, Monster's Ball. Althea Gibson I was the first African American to play tennis at Wimbledon. I won the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in consecutive years. I was also the first African-American woman to compete on the pro golf tour. Hank Aaron I spoke out about the lack of minority owners and managers in baseball and broke Babe Ruth's all time home run record in 1972. Arthur Ashe I was the first and, to this day, only African-American player to ever win the men's singles title at Wimbledon. I helped create inner city tennis programs for underprivileged youths. Jackie-Joyner-Kersee I was the first American to win gold for the long jump in the 1988 Olympics. I went on to win 6 Olympic medals in track and field to become of the of most highly decorated female athletes in track and field history. James Earl Jones I overcame a severe stutter early in life to become one of the most recognizable voices in show business. You might recognize me as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars or Mufasa from the movie The Lion King. Jackie Robinson I tore down racial barriers as the first African American to play major league baseball in 1947. I overcame significant racial prejudice to become a baseball hero and World Series Champ in 1955 with the New York Dodgers! Denzel Washington I'm a critically acclaimed actor and director and I've starred in several of Spike Lee's films. I've won Oscars for my staring roles in the movies, Training Day and Glory. You might know me as the American Gangster. Jesse Owens During college at Ohio State University, I was nicknamed the "Buckeye Bullet". In 1936, I won four track and field gold medals at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Dorothy Dandridge I was an actress, singer, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Academy award for best actress. Halle Berry won an Emmy Award for playing me in a movie about my life. Joe Louis People call me the "Brown Bomber." I was the heavyweight boxing champion [Show More]

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