Herd about Black History
| Black Influential Leaders featured by the Wisconsin Herd during their seasons, CLICK below on each name to learn more! To learn more about the celebration, CLICK HERE | Season |
| MAYA ANGELOU - Famous Performer, Writer and Civil Rights Activist | 23-24' |
| BESSIE COLEMAN - First African American Women Pilot | 22-23' |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER - Scientist and First African American to be honored with a National Monument | 23-24' |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS - American Social Reformer, Abolitionist, Orator, and Statesman | 22-23' |
| WAYNE EMBRY - First African American General Manager and Team President in NBA | 23-24' |
| REDD FOXX - Comedian and Actor | 23-24' |
| DR. BERNARD HARRIS - First African American Astronaut to walk in space | 23-24' |
| KAMALA HARRIS - First Female African American Vice President of the United States | 22-23' |
| REVEREND JESSE JACKSON - Civil Rights Activist and Head of Operation Breadbasket | 22-23' |
| EARL LLOYD - First African American Basketball Player to play a game in the NBA (1st Season) | 22-23' |
| EARL LLOYD - First African American Basketball Player to play a game in the NBA (2nd Season) | 23-24' |
| REGGIE VAN LEE - Mentor, Philanthropist and Arts Advocate | 22-23' |
| PAUL "SHOWTIME" GAFFNEY AND HERBERT "FLIGHT TIME" LANG - Harlem Globetrotters | 22-23' |
| ERIC MONTE - Godfather of Sitcoms | 23-24' |
| MICHELLE OBAMA - First African American First Lady of the White House | 23-24' |
| CHARLES "CHOO" SMITH - Harlem Globetrotters and Chairman of the National Basketball Retired Players Association | 23-24' |
| DR. TOMMIE SMITH - Gold medalist who protested racism and injustice at the 1968 Olympics | 22-23' |
| KENNY "THE JET" SMITH - 2X NBA Championship Player & Basketball Commentator | 23-24' |
| NEDRA GLOVER TAWWAB - Licensed Therapist, Relationship & Boundaries Expert and 2X New York Times Bestselling Author | 23-24' |
| HARRIET TUBMAN - American Abolitionist | 22-23' |
| MADAM C.J. WALKER - First Female Self-made Millionaire in America | 22-23' |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON - Educator, Author, and Orator | 23-24' |
| MALCOLM X - Civil Rights Activist | 23-24' |