Athlete

Head coach of Temple University's fencing team and the first Black woman to represent the United States in fencing in the Olympic games. In 2017, she was inducted into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. She has also been inducted into the Temple University Hall of Fame and the United States Fencing Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Powell (1946) was the second Black woman to play on the LPGA tour.

A member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic team and the first black woman to become the head coach of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Track & Field team.

Slowe's legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of African American history. As one of the nine original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated at Howard University in 1908, she helped lay the foundation for an organization that would empower generations of Black women. Slowe became the first African American to win a major athletic title when she won the American Tennis Association championship in 1917, and she served as the first Dean of Women at Howard University (the first African American to serve in such a position at any university in the US), dedicating her career to supporting young Black women in higher education.

Tennis and golf pro, Gibson was the first black woman to compete in the U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open) in 1950. In 1951, she became the first Black player to compete at Wimbledon and she was the first Black woman to compete professionally on the LPGA Tour.

Tyus was the first person to retain the 100m Olympic title.

First Black female jockey.