Australia and Oceania-Australia
Dory Dixon (1935- )
Born in Jamaica in 1935, Dorrel Dixon began weightlifting in his teens which slowly became his introduction into the realm of athletics. Through...
Naomi Osaka (1997- )
Naomi Osaka is a Japanese–Haitian professional tennis player. She is most famous for her upset victory over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open on September...
Patrisse Cullors (1984- )
Writer, activist, and artist Patrisse Cullors, is most well-known as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Cullors was...
Opal Tometi (1984- )
Writer, activist, and immigration rights advocate Opal Tometi is best known as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter...
Alicia Garza (1981- )
Alicia Garza is an activist and writer who now lives in Oakland, California. Although she has organized around issues related to health, student services, and...
Kyrie Andrew Irving (1992- )
Kyrie Andrew Irving is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who has played for the Cleveland...
Leopoldine Emma Doualla Bell Smith (1939– )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Leopoldine Emma Doualla-Bell Smith is the world’s first black flight attendant. Smith was born in Cameroon...
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (1965- )
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró, Olympic champion weightlifter and politician, was born in Calendaria, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on...
Edward Joseph Perkins, Jr. (1928-2020)
Edward Perkins served as U.S. Ambassador on four occasions, more than all but two other African Americans. He was born Edward...
