Famous Black People

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  1. 3. One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint tenth-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist jointly with Jay-Z.
  2. 4. He is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
  3. 7. individual accolades include the 1999–2000 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections.
  4. 8. He is famous for leading the Civil right movement in America circa 1950 which lead to the Civil rights Act of 1968
  5. 9. Dominated boxing for two decades, winning an Olympic gold medal and becoming a three-time heavyweight champion of the world.
  6. 10. Single-handedly created a new wave of left-field artists and changed the way we think about production, all without ever taking off his signature mask.
  7. 12. He is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style, and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
  8. 13. was awarded the National Medal of Arts (2000) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010). She won three Grammy Awards for her spoken-word albums (1993, 1995, and 2002). In 1994 she was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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  1. 1. Undisputed heavyweight champion, he holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously.
  2. 2. She made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
  3. 5. First black president
  4. 6. first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
  5. 11. He has won 1 Offensive Player of the Year award, 2 MVP awards, 3 Super Bowl MVP awards and 3 championships.
  6. 12. The King of Pop