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General Colin Powell: April 5, 1937 65th United States Secretary of State, 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 16th National Security Advisor

Dr. Patricia Bath November 4, 1942- Ophthalmologist and the first African American female doctor granted a patent for medical purposes. The device will be used to remove cataract lenses using fiber optic laser.Benjamin Banneker: 1731-1806 African-

American astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher who was instrumental in surveying the District of Columbia.

Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States. She graduated from medical school in 1975.

Richard Theodore Greener: 1844 - 1922 The first African-American graduate from Harvard in 1870. He started out at Oberlin college, the first American college to admit African-Americans and went on to become a lawyer.

Jesse Owens:1913 - 1980 Track and Field star, broke many records at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, including becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals in one Olympiad.

Tiger Woods: December 30, 1975 - Golf legend and philanthropist

Alvin Ailey: 1931 -1989 World renound choreographer and artistic director

February 2010

Black History Month originated in 1926 by Carter Godwin Woodson as Negro History Week. The month of February was chosen in honor of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born in that month.

Barack Obama: August 4, 1961 - First African American and 44th President of the Unites States of America

Dr. Ben Carson: September 18, 1951 Pediatric Neurosurgeon, 2008 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Ruth J. Simmons, PhD: July 3, 1945 - First African American and 18th President of Brown University

Robert L. Johnson: April 6, 1946 - Founder and former Chairman of Black Entertainment Television. Is considered the first African American billionaire.

Louis Farrakhan: May 13, 1933 - Creator of the Million Man March (1995) and leader (1978-2007) of the Nation of Islam

Ralph J. Bunche: 1904 - 1971 Politician and a U.N. diplomat, was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce.

John Boyd Jr.: September 4, 1965 - Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association

Tyler Perry: September 13, 1965 - Writer, playwright, executive producer and CEO of first 100% African American owned/operated Film Studio

Minnie Jocelyn Lee Elders:1933 - The first African-American and the second woman to serve as the United States Surgeon General. Her term lasted for 15 months (1993 - 1994)

Mike Tomlin: March 15, 1972 - Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the youngest Head Coach to lead a team to win the Superbowl.

Ursula Burns: September 20, 1958 - Current CEO of Xerox

Judith Jamison:May 10, 1943 - World renound dancer, choreographer and artistic director

Booker T. Washington 1856 - 1915 The first African-American to be honored on a U.S. stamp, in 1940.

Lisa P. Jackson: February 8, 1962 - Current Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Dr. Condoleeza Rice: November 14, 1954 - 66th United States Secretary of State, 20th US National Security Advisor under President George W. Bush

Mark Dean: 1957 - Along with his co-inventor Dennis Moelle created a microcomputer system with bus control means for peripheral processing devices. This invention allows the use of computer plug-ins like disk drives, speakers, scanners, etc...

George Washington Carver: 1864 - 1943, Made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and Percy Julian, who helped create drugs to combat glaucoma, were the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.

Michele Obama: January 17, 1964 - First African-American First Lady of the United States of America

Alain Locke:1886 - 1954 Writer, philosopher and intellectual, was the first African-American Rhodes Scholar. A strong supporter of African-American arts, he wrote about the Harlem Renaissance in The New Negro (1925).

Kenneth Chanault: June 2, 1951 - Current Chairman and CEO of American Express Company. One of the earliest professionals to reach the C-Level Suite of a Fortune 500 company

Oprah Winfrey:January 9, 1954: - Television host and media mogul

Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson October 5, 1958 - Director of Hayden Planetarium at the National Museum of Natural History

Serena Williams:September 26, 1981- Tennis legend that has held all four major titles at once (French, Australian, US Opens and Wimbeldon)

Catherine Hughes, c1947 - Founder and Chairperson of Radio One, the largest network of radio stations that target African American audiences.

Charlie Scott, the first African American to race in any NASCAR race - July 31, 1955, finishing 28th after completing 250 laps.

Dr. Charles Drew:1904 - 1950 Discovered techniques to store blood and developed blood banks.

Muhammad Ali: 1942 – Self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.

Max L. Siegel - Sports and Entertainment Attorney, former President of Dale Ernhardt and highest African American executive in NASCAR

Dr. Clive Calendar November 16, 1936 - Founder of the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)

Madame C.J. Walker born Sarah Breedlove 1876 - 1919 Invented specialized hair products for African-American hair and became the first American woman to become a millionaire.

Major Shawna R. Kimbrell The first African American female Air Force Fighter pilot

Honorable Clarence Thomas: June 23, 1948 - Current Supreme Court Justice

James A. Bell: June 4, 1948 - Current CFO of Boeing Company

Dr. Susan E. Rice: November 17, 1964 - Current United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Jimmie Lee Solomon: c.1947 - Executive Vice President, ML Baseball Operations

Reverend Al Sharpton October 3, 1954 - Social activist and former presidential candidate

Richard D. Parsons: April 4,1948 - Current Chairman of Citigroup, former CEO of AOLTimeWarner. One of the earliest professionals to reach the C-Level Suite of a Fortune 500 company

Deval Patrick: July 31, 1956 - First African American and 71st Governor of Massachusetts

Bessie Coleman:1893-1926 The first licensed African-American pilot in the world. She received aviation instruction in France.

Honorable Thurgood Marshall 1908 - 1993 Civil Rights Activist, Attorney and first African American Supreme Court Justice

L. Londell McMillan Entertainment Super Lawyer. Clients include Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Russell Simmons

John Mercer Langston: 1829-1897 Black leader, educator, and diplomat, who is believed to have been the first black ever elected to public office in the United States.

Charles Bolden: August 19, 1946 - Current Head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Venus Williams: June 17, 1980 - Tennis legend and Olympic Gold medalist

In 1990's BET became the first African American controlled company publicly traded on the NYSE.

Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Singer, songwriter, and entertainer extraordinaire, was nominated for 12 Grammy awards and won a record-breaking eight in 1984. He has received 13 Grammy awards in his career, and is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as part of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist). He holds the title of Most Top 10 Singles from an album for Thriller (1982) and the Most #1 Singles from an album for Bad (1987).

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in the U.S. armed forces. Beginning in 1941, select groups of extensively tested and rigorously trained African-Americans were trained at The Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The Tuskegee Airmen are depicted in the G.I. Joe action figure series.

Linda Dunham Current CHAIR for Global Board of Ronald McDonald House Charities The African Methodist Episcopal Church

(AME), founded by Richard Allen (1760 - 1831) became the first national black church in the United States in 1816.

Otis Boykin:1920 -1982 The inventor of electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for a pacemaker.

Clarence Otis Jr. : June 2, 1951 - Current Chairman and CEO of Darden Restaurants which employs over 180,000 employees

Martin Luther King Jr. 1927-1968 Civil Rights Leader, Baptist Minister and Nobel Prize Winner

EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN-AMERICANSBelow are just a few African-Americans who have accomplished extraordinary things. Many will be known but others should be people to watch and are still alive today. Share this with children, families and communities. Can you add anyone to this calendar?

Top Unsung Inventions 10. The battery 9. Marine Chronometer 8. Eye glasses 7. The Refrigerator 6. Plumbing 5. The Electrical Grid 4. Typewriter 3. Paper 2. The Pill 1. Vaccinations

Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. October 8, 1941 - :Civil rights leader, politician and former presidential candidate

Lisa Price Founder and President of Carol's DaughterWilt Chamberlain 1936 - 1999

The first basketball player to score 100 points in a single game during the 1961 season and the first player in the NBA to score 30,000 points.

Coretta Scott King 1928-2006 Civil Rights Leader and Humanitarian

David Drummond Current Chief Legal Counsel for Google.com