My name is Thurgood Marshall and in August 1954 was my big day. I was born in July 1908, in Baltimore,MD. Growing up in Baltimore I experienced racial discrimination. I grew up in old west Baltimore, I attended a segregated public school. During my teenage years I worked at a Pennsylvania Avenue hat store. As a teenager I was always mischievous and sent out of class. When I graduated high school in 1925 I was accepted to an All-black college called Lincoln university in Oxford, Pennsylvania. That was the same school my brother had just graduated from. After college I went to attend a university in Maryland School of Law but i was soon rejected because of my race, I went on to attend law school at Howard University and graduated first in my class. Immediately after graduation, I opened a law office in Baltimore in 1933. As next year came up I represented the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP. I also arranged for Donald Murray to apply to the University of Maryland Law School. I soon joined Houston at the NAACP in New York. After that In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Me the first African American Solicitor General of the United States (1965-1967). Two years later, President Johnson nominated me to the Supreme Court. I argued 32 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning 29. I soon got ready for my biggest case that was my big day 1954 Brown v. Board of Education. On this day I succeeded in having the Supreme Court declare segregated public schools. On January 24, 1993 I died of heart failure. My big day changed the world because It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States. What people can learn from my story is that no one should be treated differently because of their skin color.

My name is John Lewis, My big day was on March 7th 1965. In March 1965, I started a march for voting rights, from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the state capital. On March 7, 600 people assembled at a downtown church, knelt briefly in prayer, and began walking silently, two by two through the city streets we marched. As a young boy, I also picked cotton and did other farm duties with My family. It was hard work, but I enjoyed being with the chickens.My parents were sharecroppers who worked on a farm picking cotton for landowners. With Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leading the demonstration, and Me, Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), at my side, the marchers were stopped as we were leaving Selma, at the end of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, by 150 Alabama state troopers, sheriff's deputies, and possemen, who ordered the demonstrators to disperse. One minute and five seconds after a two-minute warning was announced, the troops advanced, wielding clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. I, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of fifty-eight people treated for injuries at the local hospital. The day is remembered in history as “Bloody Sunday.” Less than one week later, I recounted the attack on the marchers during a Federal hearing at which the demonstrators sought protection for a full-scale march to Montgomery. A transcript of his testimony is presented in the following pages. I died on July 17, 2020, i hope black people in the future will have voting rights to have a vote of their own.

My name is Dick Gregory. The year was 1960. I was recognized for my work where I became a forerunner in stand-up comedy and a political activist. I was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 12, 1932. I attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale, until I was drafted in to the United States army. I was at the forefront of civil rights movement during the 1960s and became friends with pivotal figures including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Medgar Evers. I was arrested dozens of times because of his activism. From 1956-1964, I started helping my family with the gigs I started to get at a young age. I began my career as a comedian while serving in the military in the mid-1950s. I served in the Army for a year and a half at Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Lee in Virginia, and Fort Smith in Arkansas. After being discharged in 1956, he returned to the university but. did not receive a degree. I moved to Chicago with a desire to perform comedy professionally. In 1958, I opened the Apex Club night club in Illinois. The club failed and landed me in financial hardship. In 1959 I landed a job as a master of ceremonies at the Roberts Show Club. I met my future wife Lillian Smith at an African-American club; we got married in 1959. We had 11 children including one son, Richard Jr. who died two months after birth; Michele, Lynne, Pamela, Paula, Xenobia (Stephanie), Gregory, Christian, Miss, Ayanna, and Yohance. In a 2000 interview with the Boston Globe, I was diagnosed with lymphoma in late 1999. I said I was treating the cancer with herbs, vitamins, and exercise, which he believed kept the cancer in remission. I died from heart failure at a hospital in Washington, D.C. on August 19, 2017, at the age of 84. A week prior to his death, he was hospitalized with a bacterial infection. This story teaches you why black people do what they do and why the world gets treated differently from other people.

I am Josephine Baker. The day was August twenty-eighth, nineteen sixty-three. I took part in the Civil Rights Movement in Washington D.C. where I proudly wore my French Forces uniform. I've been a French citizen since nineteen thirty-six. I was the only woman to be officially invited to address the audience that had gathered at the National Mall, just before Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream." I spoke of the Freedom enjoyed in France where public places were not segregated. I was born in St. Louis. I grew up fatherless and in poverty. Between the ages of eight and ten, I was in and out of school, helping to support my family. As a child, I developed a taste for the flamboyant that was later to make me famous. I later became a dancer, touring at sixteen with a dance troupe from Philadelphia. At nineteen twenty-three, I joined the chorus in a road company performing the musical comedy Shuffle Along and moved to New York City. By refusing to perform in racially segregated theaters, staying in the finest hotels, and eating in the best restaurants, I wanted to show that skin color did not imply differential treatment and was no obstacle to wealth and fame. In nineteen fifty-one, in Los Angeles, I had a man arrested because he did not want to "be in the same room as a negro woman." The same year, the NAACP declared May twentyth as "Josephine Baker Day. My mission was to become a spy for the French Resistance. My diligence was to prove that people could live in relative peace and harmony no matter the color of their skin. Back to the Civil Rights march in Washington DC, I flew in from France, my adopted homeland, to appear before the largest audience in my career, the twenty-five hundred thousand gathered at the March on Washington. Wearing my uniform of the French Resistance, of which I was active in World War II, I and Daisy Bates were the only women to address the audience. I spoke just before Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" oration. So, I did open my mouth, you know I did scream, and when I demanded what I was supposed to have and what I was entitled to, they still would not give it to me. So then they thought they could smear me, and the best way to do that was to call me a communist. I was remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the nineteen hundred twenty. Yet through much of my later life, I became a vocal opponent of segregation and discrimination, often initiating one-woman protests against racial injustice. After the March, I flourished on the European stage and became a successful entertainer who reconceptualized costumes. My work helped Black entertainers come to be recognized as artists.

My name is Hazel Scott in 1950 I was the first African American woman to host my own television show and I also outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation also was a phenomenally gifted pianist and improviser. I used my influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. I was born on June 11, 1920, my mother was Alma Long Scott, and my father is R. Thomas Scott. I was living at Port of Spain, Trinidad and my house was known for music and I was the only child. my father was a west African scholar from Liverpool, England and my mother was a classically trained pianist, and music teacher. My mother was the biggest influence throughout my life and that why I played the Piano and Trumpet.we were extremely close and my mother was friends with prominent African American musicians, which gave me the opportunity to learn from alot of musical greats, such as Art Tatum, Lester Young, and Fats Waller. When I was eight my mother made me an audition for the prestigious Juilliard School of Music. Student was suppose to be sixteen but he arranged a scholarship so that he could instruct me privately and called me a genius. At the age of 13, I joined my mother’s jazz band, and in 1938 made me Broadway debut in the musical revue Sing Out the News. I graduated high school with honors. And in 1939 i performances at Café Society in Greenwich Village audience saw my music as jazz and classic and I would begin by playing familiar classical piece. Later Then got married to Adam Clayton Powell Jr and had a child with him Adam Clayton Powell lll. In the summer in 1950 I host my own television show and outspoken racial discrimination and segregation, and my mission is to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. soon me and my husband eventually got separated in 1960.Also played in 2 grand pianos with both hands and also used my status as one of the best known African American entertainers of mine generation to shine a spotlight on issues of racial injustice and civil rights.I made so many albums and became popular for the world to see. My songs represent discrimination and segregation and inspired many people.

My name is Bessie Coleman. The day was June 15, 1921. I am known for being the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot's license. I am from Atlanta, TX I was born on January twenty six, eighteen ninety two . I grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination. When I pushed through and found out what I can actually do, I became an African-American historical icon. When I was growing up, my life wasn't easy because I was born in Atlanta, TX, and was born in a cotton field. I worked as a child in the cotton fields, vowing to one day "amount to something." I grew up in such a cruel world of poverty and discrimination. I attended one term of college at Langston University. I have always had an interest in flying, but African-Americans, Native Americans, and women had no flight training opportunities in the United States, so I saved and obtained a sponsorship in Chicago to go to France for flight school. Around this time, American flight training schools admitted neither women nor blacks. Frustrated with doors being closed in my face for being both black and female, in France, pilot training schools were open to all races and women. I learned to speak French and, in nineteen twenty, went to France to learn to fly. I was happy and overjoyed, but I was also nervous because I never flew a plane. I was also in a terrible shock to my nerves, but I never lost them. That was the greatest moment of my life. I couldn't believe it. In June fifteenth, nineteen twenty first I finally received my pilot's license from Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which is an organization that over airborne sports. I was in shock because I am now an historical icon and people appreciate me for doing this thing and this is my greatest accomplishment. An impact of my big day was that I got my pilot's license that I dreamed of and I also became an icon. I also was making history as the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. To also to have the people who read about me know that they can do anything they dream of. I didn't have any other accomplishments because this accomplishment meant a lot to me and I was celebrating it.

Hi, I'm Patti LaBelle and my biggest day was when I got my first Grammy award in 1991. I released "Burnin'" and won my first Grammy award for best R&B female vocal preformance. I grew up patricia Louise Holte in the eastwick section of southwest philadelphia, pennsylvania. I was born second youngest child of henry (1919-1989) and Bertha. I first started singing after I was molested by a family friend and then I joined a church I also had success as an actress with a role in the Oscar-nominated film A Soldier's Story, and in TV shows such as A Different World and American Horror Story: Freak Show. In 1992, my starred in my own TV sitcom Out All Night.choir. In 2002, I hosted my own lifestyle TV show, Living It Up with Patti LaBelle on TV One. In 2015, I took part in the dance competition Dancing with the Stars at the age of 70.I has also seen success launching my own brand of bedding, cookbooks, and food for various companies. In 2015 my Patti's Sweet Potato Pie sold millions when a YouTube video praising the product went viral. As a result, over a 72-hour period, Walmart sold one pie every second.[5] In a career which has spanned seven decades. I has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. i had been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. I was included in Rolling Stone on their list of 100 Greatest Singers. I was a dramatic soprano recognized for her vocal power, modal register range and emotive delivery.

My name is Emmett Till and I was born in chicago july 25 1941 and my life was taken from me on august 28 1955 due to racism I was a young black individual destined to do great things in the future. I had an illness growing up, but besides all that I grew up a happy boy. I was born in Chicago. I was always useful around the house, always helping with chores. I was going to my cousin's house for vacation, just to have fun for a couple of weeks. My mother walked me to the bus stop. My mother had this gut feeling that something wrong was going to happen. So I gave my mother my father's watch and asked her to keep it until I get back. She gave me one last kiss, and I was on my way to my grandmother. They were going to get married. I told them not to get married without me. They agreed. I left to leave my mother waving me off, and there I was on the way to Mississippi, and finally there I was on the Mississippi soil. My uncle said he would take me to the fields so I could make a little bit of money. I got my fist pay and went to the store with my cousin. I went into the store and to go look for some candy. There, I saw the most beautiful white female ever, and I whistled at her. I thought I was being kind, but she saw it as nothing but a threat. I was so confused. My cousin came in and pulled me out. Everybody was so quiet, you could hear the wind moving the leafs. She came out the store and went to go grab her gun. Me and my cousins rant o my uncle's car and we drove off. Her detriment to kill me she started to chase the car but gave up. A few days after that, everything seemed normal, so I gave up on it until that one fateful night where everything went wrong. There,her husband and her friends came to the place where I stayed my uncle pleaded with them not to take me. I tried hiding, but they found me, grabbing my arms so tight It started to bleed. I was put in the back of a car, and there she was, the beautiful white woman from the store. I was in pure disbelief. I was taken to this warehouse and beaten. They mutilated me. They shot me in the head, stabbed my body. It was 3 days of pure agonizing Pain. There laid my dead body in a lake like I was nothing my mother later found out and she never was the same again

My name is Whitney Houston . 1978-1977 was early in my career.I placed second at a statewide talent showcase in 1977. Also! i began singing in the background for my mother's band at a cabaret club. On february 18th 1978 when i was 14, i performed the song "tomorrow" from the movie Annie. I was born on August 9th, 1963 at newark Beth Israel Hospital. Grew up in Newark, New Jersey i was the daughter of Emily Cissy and John Russel Jr. I was raised in the baptist faith by my parents and i joined the church choir. I also became a fashion model after i was discovered by a photographer who filmed me and my mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund. I became one of the first black woman to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine aka the cover of Seventeen. My looks and Girl-Next-Door charm made me one of the most sought-after teen models. All thanks to my parents getting me out there and noticed. My mission was simply to show people my talent and bless people ears. But i also put lots of effort into my career taking that big risk to be so famous. On january 27th,1991 i performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the US national anthem at Super Bowl XXV. It was such a big moment for me and something i was so honered to do. I had a commercial single and video of the performance that reached to the top 20 on the US hot 100. I had the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem. I was just so proud of myself and the hard work i put into everything i felt awesome. With the success of that and my music, i began to receive offers of film works. I was Nominated for Outstanding Actress at the NAACP Image Awards. My superbowl performance was super inarguably great, and cited as the best-ever rendition of the song. It was labled i made a cultural reset which was super overused after my SuperBowl performance. There was no bigger moment, And like i did with every performance that came before it, rose to the occasion.

My name is Assata Olugbala Shakur. In May 1973, I was arrested after being wounded in a shoot out on the New Jersey Turnpike. I was born to Joanne Deborah Byron in Flushing, Queens to live for three years with my mother, schoolteacher Doris E. Johnson. When I was younger ,I used to help my grandparents in restaurants and on a beach. I spent most of my time reading. I attended Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and then the City College of New York.I lived with my mother school teacher Doris E. Johnson, and retired grandparents, Lula and Frank Hill. In May 1973, I was arrested after being wounded in a shoot-out. I don't remember much. I felt hurt. I've gotten beaten and denied medical attention after being arrested. I got arrested with Werner Forester and James Harper and BLM members Sundiata Acoli and Zayd Malik Shakur. I was charged with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping.The only reasons I robbed the banks was for the BLM. In 1977, she was convicted in the first-degree murder of state trooper Werner Foerster during a shoot-out on the New Jersey Turnpike. I was charged with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping. I joined a black students group called The Society of Golden Drums, where I met my husband, Louis Chesimard. I even changed my hair and dress to reflect my African roots.

I am Elaine Brown. I am 80 years old. MY birthday is March 2, 1943. I helped set up the first Free Breakfast for Children program in Los Angeles, as well as its first Free Bussing to Prisons program. I am from North Philadelphia and I was raised by my mother. I grew up in a single-parent home and experienced economic hardship. I had the opportunity to attend a private school where i participated in extracurricular activities such as classical piano and ballet. To get where I am now took a lot of effort. As a member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party, I helped establish the party's first Free Breakfast for children program outside of Oakland. By 1971 I became editor of the BPP party paper. Soon as I got elected to be the first female member of the Panther Central Committee. On my big day I was very excited to be chosen by Newton to lead the BPP in 1974 when he moved to Cuba to avoid criminal charges. I led the Party from 1974 until 1977. During my leadership, I chaired the successful political campaign of Lionel Wilson, Oakland's first African American mayor and I founded the Panther Liberation School. After my big my I left the BPP less than a year after Newton's return to Cuba in 1977 because he refused to condemn the beating of Regina Davis. I then became involved with Jay Richard Kennedy, a music executive who educated me on capitilism, communism, and social justice. Now I am the CEO of non-profit organization Oakland and the World Enterprises Inc.

My name is Chadwick Boseman. I was born on November 29, 1976, in Anderson, South Carolina. I attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in directing. I later attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. In 2019, I got married to my longtime girlfriend, Taylor Simone Ledward. The ceremony was a private affair attended by close friends and family. Taylor has been my rock throughout my career, always supporting and encouraging me to chase my dreams. She is my biggest cheerleader and best friend, and I am grateful to have her by my side. I gained fame for my portrayal of Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character quickly became a cultural icon, inspiring millions of people around the world. I also starred in other impactful films such as "42," "Get on Up," and "Marshall." My performances have been praised for their depth and authenticity, earning me numerous accolades and awards. As a child, I was always drawn to storytelling and acting. Growing up in South Carolina, I participated in school plays and community theater, honing my craft from a young age. My passion for acting only grew stronger as I got older, leading me to pursue a career in Hollywood and ultimately achieve my dreams. In my career, I have always strived to create meaningful and impactful work that resonates with audiences. I believe in using my platform to promote social justice and shed light on important issues facing our society. Through my craft, I hope to inspire and uplift others, leaving a lasting legacy that will be remembered for generations to come.

My name is Bob Marley. I was born on February 6, 1945, in Jamaica. I became famous for singing cool reggae music that made people happy and spread messages of love and peace all around the world. I married my wife, Rita, and we had many children together. My music was loved by kids and grown-ups alike. I started playing music when I was young, and I formed a band called The Wailers. We traveled around Jamaica playing for people and spreading good vibes with our songs. Over time, more and more people began to love our music, and I became known as a talented musician. One of the things that made me really famous was my album called "Legend". It had all of my best songs, like "One Love" and "No Woman, No Cry", on it. Kids and families everywhere loved listening to this album, and it made my music even more popular. I believed in important things like peace and equality for everyone. My songs had messages that encouraged people to come together and make the world a better place. Even though I am no longer here, my music lives on and continues to inspire and bring joy to people all over the globe. Sadly, I passed away on May 11, 1981, from cancer. But my music and messages of love and unity will forever be remembered. I am grateful for the joy and happiness my music brought to so many people, and I hope to continue inspiring others to spread love and kindness through music.

Hello, my name is Daisy Bates. The day was the third Monday in February. I was awarded the Medal of Freedom. I am an American civil rights activist, publisher, Journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration crisis. I am from Hutting, Arkansas and I was born in 1914. My childhood was filled with tragedy. My mother was sexually assaulted and murdered by three white men. My father abandoned me. I was raised by friends and family. My mission was to end racial injustice, I got married to Lucius Christopher in 1942 March 4, and we moved together to Little Rock. My parents are Sarah Gatson, Hezakiah Gatson, Susie Smith, Orlee Smith. My Education was at Shorter University and Shorter College. My Awards and honors at The University of Arkansas awarded me an honorary degree in 1984. After the success of the Little Rock Nine, I continued to work on improving the status of African Americans in the South. My integration brought her national recognition. In 1962, I published my memoirs, the Long Shadow of Little Rock. I want people to remember me for documenting the battle to end segregation in Arkansas and building up an extensive anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal cultures.

Hello, my name is Josephine Baker. The day was September 22nd, 1927. I was about to star as Papitou, the lead in the French movie Siren of The Tropics. I was born on June 3rd, 1906. I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and as a young girl I hung out in a low-income area in St. Louis called Chestnut Valley. I had dropped out of school by the time I was 12 and was working as a waiter at 13. In my early career, I was a dancer in various clubs and shows. My first big break was when I went to Paris to become a dancer. I also became a French spy in World War 2 against the Germans. I was awarded many awards and medals after my World War 2 service. I also supported the American Civil Rights Movement even though I was based in France. I also worked with the NAACP and I also introduced the Negro Women for Civil Rights, Rosa Parks, and Daisy Bates. I remember hearing the sounds of the cameras as we were filming the movie and I saw my fellow co-stars rehearsing their lines and I saw the directors Mario Nalpas and Henri Etievant and the rest of the crew going over stage directions. I feel excited because I think the movie will be a success. The impact of the movie is that I became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. After the movie's release, I published an autobiography called Les memoirs de Josephine Baker. I hope you'll remember me as a trailblazer in the entertainment industry and as an inspiration to Black entertainers even after all this time.

My name is Eddie Murphy and I was an unknown cast member for Saturday Night live. Through the years 1980-1984 I struck fame on the show then was giving a grammy in 2015. I was born in Brooklyn, NYC and raised in the borough's Bushwick Neighborhood. My mother became sick. So me and my brother lived in foster care for a year. During my time in foster care, I developed my sense of humor. Later in my childhood, we moved to Roosevelt, New York. During 1976-1980 was my early stand-up career. I had to attend summer school, because my mom found out I was secretly skipping school to perform my comedy at local walking distance clubs. In the early 1980s, I first earned national attention as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and was credited with helping to revitalize the show. My characters included a grown-up version of the Little Rascals character Buckwheat. A streetwise children's show host named Mr. Robinson; and a morose, cynical Gumby, whose trademark slogan became an SNL catchphrase: "I'm Gumby, d*mmit!" According to Joseph Clokey, whose father Art Clokey created Gumby, both of them thought I was a genius in the way I played that character". The Buckwheat character was retired in spectacular fashion—assassinated, on camera, in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza—at MY request, after I grew tired of constant demands from fans to "Do Buckwheat! Do Buckwheat!" In Rolling Stone's February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, I was ranked second (behind John Belushi). "It is customary to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels", the magazine noted. My early comedy was characterized by copious profanity and sketches lampooning a diverse group of people (including WASPs, African Americans, Italian Americans, overweight people, and gay people). I released two stand-up specials. Delirious was filmed in 1983 in Washington, D.C.

I am Sarah Lois Vaughan. My big day was in 1998. I was born March 27, 1924, and I died April 3rd, 1990 at age 66. I was born in Newark, New Jersey. I began piano lessons at the age of seven, i sung in the Church Choir, and I played piano for rehearsals and services. I developed an early love for popular music on records and the radio. In 1961, me and Atkins adopted a daughter, Debra Lois. I have a street named after me in Newark, New Jersey. My big day is about my recording of "It's Magic." I come from Newark, New jersey. I was the daughter of amateur musicians. I began studying piano and organ at age seven. I sang in the church choir. After I won an amateur contest at Harlem's famed Pollo Theater in 1942, I was hired as a singer and second pianist by the Earl Hines Orchestra. I was a pianist and I was an American jazz singer. With my rich, controlled tone and vibrato, I could create astounding performances on jazz standards, often adding bop-oriented phrasing. Along with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, I helped popularize the art of jazz singing, influencing generations of vocalists following me. At Mercury, I had my biggest chart success, with the top ten hits "Make Yourself Comfortable" and "Whatever Lola Wants." In 1959, my single "Broken Hearted Melody" reached number seven on the Billboard pop chart and I became an international success, becoming the biggest single of my career. I loved to sing. The power, range, and flexibility of my voice made me, known as "Sassy" or "The Divine One". I also appeared in three movies in that period—Jazz Festival (1956), Disc Jockey (1951), and Basin Street Revue (1956). A contralto with a range of three octaves. I came to be regarded as one of the greatest of all jazz singers. With my rich, controlled tone and vibrato, I could create astounding performances on jazz standards, often adding bop-oriented phrasing. Some singers that were influenced by me are Phoebe Snow, Anita Baker, Sade, and Rickie Lee Jones. I was discovered in 1942 when, on a friend's dare, I entered a jazz contest at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in New York City. Billy Eckstine, the influential member of the Hines band, was impressed by my performance. I joined the Hines band as a vocalist and pianist shortly thereafter.

Hi, my name is Aretha Franklin & this is what happened on my Big Day. My Big Day as the 29th Annual Grammys 1987. I performed my mainstream song R-E-S-P-E-C-T from both classical & pop genre. I saved the show by subbing for Pavarotti. Aretha Franklin was from Memphis, Tennessee. Aretha spent most of hear early years in Detroit, Michigan with her mother. Aretha got raped at 12 & had her first child at child. Her parents were separated when she was six. Aretha was known for her powerful voice and emotional performances. Franklin became one of the most influential artists in the history of music. Her contributions to various genres, including soul, R&B, gospel, & jazz, have left an indelible mark on the industry. Franklin made hits after hits as in Amazing Grace, Rock Steady, Think, Angel, & Deep Dreaming.

My name is Jane Bolin. Before my coming as the first female african american judge, there were only male judges but on July 22, 1939, I was called to appear at the World's Fair before Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who — completely unbeknownst to the attorney — had plans to swear me in as a judge. Thus I had made history again as the first African American female judge in the United States. I was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 11, 1908, to an interracial couple, Matilda Ingram Emery and Gaius C. Bolin. My father was an attorney who headed the Dutchess County Bar Association and cared for the family after his wife's illness and death, which occurred when I was a child. I was a superb student who graduated from high school in my mid-teens and went on to enroll at Wellesley College. Though facing overt racism and social isolation, I had graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928 and was officially recognized as one of the top students of my class. I then attended Yale Law School, contending with further social hostilities, yet nonetheless graduating in 1931 and thus becoming the first African-American woman to earn a law degree from the institution I’m also known for my quotes. “I'd rather see if i can help a child than settle an argument between adults over money.” and “I don't want to sound trite, but families and children are so important to our society, and to dedicate your life to trying to improve their lives is completely satisfying.” and during the time that i spent as a judge i fought for the children and not for the people who just wanted money. Having already been assigned to what would be known as Family Court, I was a thoughtful, conscientious force on the bench, confronting a range of issues on the domestic front and taking great care when it came to the plight of children.

My name is Arthur Ashe, and I'm the most winningest African American tennis star in history. I had won the most renowned tournaments in the world. I had won both the U.S. and Australian Open, 3 grand slams, and the focus of my story, Wimbledon, all in one lifetime. It was a humid, summer day, the score was up 2-1 in matches, and I had a 1-point lead on my opponent, Jimmy Connors. Jimmy Connors was an incredibly renowned tennis star at the time, and I would lose to him countless times after this, but at this moment, he was starting to lose his rhythm. I was born in Richmond, Virginia, on July 10th, 1943, and had to endure many hardships during my childhood. My mother had died when I was 6, leaving my father to have to take care of me and my 1-year-old little brother, Johnnie Ashe. I started to get into tennis when I was 7 years old, my father would take me to the neighborhood park, and my mentor, Dr. Walter Johnson, who taught female tennis star Althea Gibson years before me, would help me figure out the sport of tennis. Through years and years of diligence, I finally made it to the main stage of Wimbledon, and I had to face opponent Bjorn Borg before facing my final opponent Jimmy Connors. Bjorn was difficult to get the upper hand, but I eventually was able to find my footing and beat him. In the finals, I had to beat top tennis star, Jimmy Connors. He was pretty much the best tennis player in the world at that point, and if I made any mistakes, I would most likely lose the tournament. I started with a 6-1 lead in the first 2 rounds, some of the best I ever played. In the 3rd round, I had lost by 2 points, 5-7. In our 4th and final round, I had gotten the lead on him by 1 point, 5-4, the timer was ticking and I needed to hold off until it was over. In one swift motion, I scored one more point to win the game, and that was that, that would be the first and only time I would win against him, but as of now, I had won one of the most prestigious tennis events.