In celebration of Black History Month, the Academy of Achievement presents a host of outstanding
African American leaders in the arts, sciences, business, sports and public service. Among the
most honored and admired men and women of our times, they include heroes of the Civil Rights
movement, trailblazing athletes, brilliant musicians, a pioneering neurosurgeon, a Secretary of
State, Pulitzer Prize playwrights, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and a President of the
United States. Their words, their music and their stories will enlighten...
Andrew Young was the pastor of a small country church when he faced down the Ku Klux Klan to organize a voter registration drive in South Georgia. He became the leading negotiator for the national Civil Rights Movement, enduring death threats, beatings and jail time to win for African Americans...
Published 03/14/19
When Desmond Tutu became General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, he used his pulpit to decry the apartheid system of racial segregation. The South African government revoked his passport to prevent him from traveling, but Bishop Tutu refused to be silenced. International...
Published 03/14/19