The Chicago Union Giants, the top black baseball team in the early 20th century, pose for a group portrait at a Chicago ballpark, 1905.
Members of the Women's Army Corps pose for a group photo during World War II in 1940.
Bathed in red light, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald performs at Mr. Kelly's nightclub in Chicago, 1958.
Models wear a selection of designs by the black-owned and operated New Breed fashion boutique in New York City, 1968. The boutique, which opened in 1967, introduced the dashiki, as well as other African-influenced garments, to the fashion world.
Whitney Houston sings the national anthem during the pregame show at Super Bowl XXV on Jan. 27, 1991.
Serena Williams kisses her trophy after defeating Martina Hingis of Switzerland in the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Sep. 11, 1999.
Daniel Leal-olivas / AFP / Getty Images Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement march through central London on July 10, 2016, during a demonstration against the killing of black men by police in the US. Police arrested scores of people in demo
President Barack Obama kisses celebrated author and and civil rights activist Maya Angelou after presenting her with the 2010 Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011, at the White House.
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee digital file from original transparency
Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, drives her new car as the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, 1911.
Kamala Harris, sworn in as Vice President, first African American & Asian American and female VP
Amanda Gorman, reciting her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration. She is the first person named National Youth Poet Laureate.
