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' |