Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
An outspoken environmentalist, Maathai was honored in 2004, as she fought to promote ecologically viable social, and cultural development in Kenya and in Africa,
Ms. Maathi, earned Bachelor's and Master's degree at American universities before completing her PhD in Africa.
An outspoken environmentalist, Maathai was honored in 2004, as she fought to promote ecologically viable social, and cultural development in Kenya and in Africa,
Ms. Maathi, earned Bachelor's and Master's degree at American universities before completing her PhD in Africa.
Renowned singer and jazz pianist, Nat King Cole became the first Black American to host his own TV show. NBC's The Nat King Cole show.
In 1940, Hattie Mc Daniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar, for her supporting role in "Gone With the Wind"
James McCunn-Smith was the first African American person to earn a medical degree, 1837. He also started the nation's first pharmacy under Black ownership, and was the first African American to have their work published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.