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TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Sama"><B><IMG SRC="46f980800.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Abdulsamad Rabiu</B></div> <div> Founder of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in sugar refining, cement production, real estate and more. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alia_Atkinson" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alia_Atkin"><B><IMG SRC="4711b4870.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Alia Atkinson</B></div> <div> World-class Jamaican breaststroke swimmer. Ties 110m breaststroke record. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Alia-races-to-gold--national-record-in-Dubai" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Alia">Gold medal winner in Dubai Nov. 6, 2015 </A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliko_Dangote" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliko_Dango"><B><IMG SRC="2879b87b0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Aliko Dangote</B></div> <div> Nigerian businessman, owner of The Dangote Group</div> <div> <I><B>Richest Black person 2017</B></I>,   <B>(BILLIONAIRE)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Cools" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Cools"><B><IMG SRC="158e82bd0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Senator</B></div> <div> <B>Anne Cools</B></div> <div> First Black person appointed to Canada's Upper House</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 292 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obam"><B><IMG SRC="17538eb10.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Barack Obama</B></div> <div> 44th. President of the United States of America</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy"><B><IMG SRC="17548bb30.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Berry Gordy Jr.</B></div> <div> Founder of Motown</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson"><B><IMG SRC="46f786bf0.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Dr. Ben Carson</B></div> <div> Retired Brain surgeon, US Republican Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_cosby" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_cosby"><B><IMG SRC="175984b10.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Bill Cosby</B></div> <div> Actor, comedian, television producer, and activist.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 258 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Morris,_Baron_Morris_of_Handsworth" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Morris"><IMG SRC="1758a7640.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <B>Sir Bill Morris</B></div> <div> Baron Morris of Handsworth. Retired general secretary of Britain's Transport and General Workers' Union and the first black leader of a British trade union.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Th"><B><IMG SRC="17567fa40.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Clarence Thomas</B></div> <div> Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, USA</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Kool_Herc" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Kool_Her"><B><IMG SRC="1578799f0.jpg" border=0 width="121" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Clive Campbell</B></div> <div> "Kool Herc", the pioneer of Hip-Hop</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powel"><B><IMG SRC="175c75920.jpg" border=0 width="117" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Colin Powell</B></div> <div> Retired General and retired United States of America's Secretary of State</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 261 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleeza_Rice" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleeza_"><B><IMG SRC="175b7e9e0.jpg" border=0 width="126" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Condoleezza Rice</B></div> <div> Former United States of America's Secretary of State</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://www.da-academy.org/daas_honorees_wills.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.da-academy.org/daas_honorees_"><B><IMG SRC="3ddf81b40.gif" border=0 width="129" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Dr. Dorothy Wills</B></div> <div> <B>(born 1933)</B></div> <div> Canada's first Black female faculty Dean</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="261" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="205" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="261" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="183" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <B>Click the picture for more details. Also see links at the top.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 289 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_thomas" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_thomas"><B><IMG SRC="285f77980.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Debi Thomas</B></div> <div> 1986 Black figure skating world champion and  Olympic medal winner. Orthopedic Surgeon.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_L._Lee" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_L._Le"><B><IMG SRC="2177779a0.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Debra Lee</B></div> <div> Chairman and CEO, BET Television. Harvard educated Lawyer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan_Bailey" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan_Bai"><B><IMG SRC="175d7a970.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Donovon Bailey</B></div> <div> First Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metre sprint</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murph"><B><IMG SRC="2ccf83a90.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Eddie Murphy</B></div> <div> Actor, director, producer, comedian and singer. Academy Award winner. One of the three highest grossing actors.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 328 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Johns"><B><IMG SRC="320981a20.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Ellen Johnson Sirlief</B></div> <div> President of Liberia (Africa's first female president) and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi_Otedola" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi_Otedo"><B><IMG SRC="46fbac890.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="137" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Femi Otedola</B></div> <div> Controlling shareholder of Forte Oil,  one of West Africa’s largest downstream oil companies. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather,_Jr." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Maywe"><B><IMG SRC="3e9092a30.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Floyd Mayweather</B></div> <div> Highest paid athlete in the world in 2014 as per Forbes. Undefeated US boxer. WBC welterweight champion.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folorunsho_Alakija" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folorunsho"><B><IMG SRC="46fd7c700.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="112" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Folorunsho Alakija</B></div> <div> Nigerian founder of Famfa Oil, a Nigerian company that owns a substantial participating interest in OML 127, a lucrative oil block on the Agbami deep water oilfield in Nigeria. <B>8th. richest Black person 2017</B></div> <div> <B>(BILLIONAIRE)</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Charles" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Cha"><B><IMG SRC="1589a27a0.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Gregory Charles</B></div> <div> Trinidadian-Canadian Radio Host, Television Host, classic Singer, Pianist, dancer, Actor</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry"><B><IMG SRC="389e85ba0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Halle Berry</B></div> <div> American actress and former fashion model. The only Black woman to win an Oscar for a leading role. One of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron"><B><IMG SRC="1583728c0.jpg" border=0 width="114" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Hank Aaron</B></div> <div> Major League Baseball record holder, most home runs in a career</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belaf"><B><IMG SRC="175f8a910.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Harry Belafonte</B> American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 317 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_dos_Santos" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_dos_"><B><IMG SRC="3888bd7e0.jpg" border=0 width="189" height="126" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Isabel dos Santos</B></div> <div> The richest woman in Africa, <I><B>fourth richest Black person 2016.</B></I> </div> <div> <B>(BILLIONAIRE)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarome_Iginla" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarome_Igin"><B><IMG SRC="3f2e93be0.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Jarome Iginla</B></div> <div> Canadian Hockey player.</div> <div> Six time NHL All-star. Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-z" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-z"><B><IMG SRC="176176c50.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Jay-Z ($520 million)</B></div> <div> American rapper and entrepreneur. The 2014 second richest person in the Hip-Hop entertainment business after P. Diddy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Augustine" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_August"><B><IMG SRC="1762909b0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Jean Augustine</B></div> <div> First Black woman in Canada's House of Commons </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 264 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Rice" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Rice"><B><IMG SRC="3c3991a30.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Jerry Rice</B></div> <div> The greatest wide receiver in NFL history and among the greatest NFL players overall. Retired.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="191"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Westmoreland-Traor%C3%A9" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Wes"><B><IMG SRC="17666b960.jpg" border=0 width="107" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Juanita Westmoreland Traoré</B></div> <div> First Quebec Black Judge and first Black Dean of a Law School</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Chenault" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Che"><IMG SRC="176495950.png" border=0 width="149" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <B>Ken Chenault</B></div> <div> <B> </B>Chairman & CEO  </div> <div> American Express</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan"><B><IMG SRC="176380ab0.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Kofi Annan</B></div> <div> Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 267 WIDTH="189"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamil"><B><IMG SRC="22937bb90.jpg" border=0 width="123" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Lewis Carl Hamilton</B></div> <div> Formula 1 racing driver.  2008 Formula One World Champion.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Farrakhan" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Farra"><B><IMG SRC="157c7ca70.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Louis Farrakhan</B></div> <div> Head of the Nation of Islam</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="205"><div> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison"><B><IMG SRC="176888a30.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B>Dr. Mae Jemison</B></div> <div> First Black female astronaut in space</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="183"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="267" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="183" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <B>Click the picture for more details. 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