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NOTABLE BLACK PEOPLE ALIVE TODAY Click the picture for more details (Listed alphabetically by first name)
Senator Anne Cools First Black person appointed to Canada's Upper House	Barack Obama US President-Elect, will be inaugurated January 20, 2009 as the first Black President of the United States of America	Berry Gordy Jr. Founder of Motown
Bill Cosby Actor, comedian, television producer, and activist.	Sir Bill Morris Retired general secretary of Britain's Transport and General Workers' Union and the first black leader of a British trade union.	Clarence Thomas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, USA	Clive Campbell "Kool Herc", the pioneer of Hip-Hop
Colin Powell Retired General and retired United States of America's Secretary of State	Condoleezza Rice United States of America's Secretary of State	Daurene Lewis First Black female Mayor in North America	Debra Lee Chairman and CEO, BET Television, Harvard educated Lawyer
Donovon Bailey First Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metre sprint	Gregory Charles Trinidadian-Canadian Radio Host, Television Host, classic Singer, Pianist, dancer, Actor	Hank Aaron Major League Baseball record holder, most home runs in a carreer	Harrry Belafonte American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history
Herb Carnegie First Black offered a contract to play in the National Hockey League (1948)	Jay-Z Reportedly the second richest man in Hip-Hop, after P. Diddy	Jean Augustine First Black woman in Canada's House of Commons	Juanita Westmoreland Traoré First Quebec Black Judge and first Black Dean of a Law School
Ken Chenault  Chairman & CEO   American Express	Kofi Annan Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations	Lincoln Alexander 24th. Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario	Louis Farrakhan Head of the Nation of Islam
Mae Jemison First Black female astronaut in space	Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson, ex-basketball star & CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises	Marlene Jennings First Black woman from Quebec to be elected to Parliament	Mary Ann Chambers Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament and cabinet minister
Dr. Maya Angelou Poet, memoirist, actress, civil rights activist	Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Governor General of Canada	Michael Jackson American musician, entertainer and pop icon	Michael Jordan Three times retired basketball star and one of the most marketed sports figures in history
Michael Lee-Chin CEO of AIC Limited and Chairman of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica. (Billionaire)	Sheikh Mohammed Aboud Al Amoudi Saudi Arabian / Ethiopian business magnate (Billionaire)	Muhammad Ali The greatest boxer of all time	Nelson Mandela Freedom-fighter, first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections
Oprah Winfrey Entertainment Executive (Billionaire)	Patrice Motsepe Possible South Africa's richest Black Man	P. Diddy Sean John Combs, one of the wealthiest people in the entertainment business.	Pelé The greatest soccer player of all time
Quincy Jones American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter.	Richard Parsons Chairman & CEO Time Warner	Robert Johnson Founder, Black Entertainment Television (Billionaire)	Russell Simmons Entertainment Mogul, owner of Rush Communications (Def Jam)
Serena Williams Greatest women's Tennis Player	Sir Sidney Poitier Academy Award-winning Bahamian actor, film director, and activist	Bishop T.D. Jakes American Televangelist	Tiger Woods Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, Greatest Golfer
Ulrick Chérubin  one of the first Black Canadians to be elected a mayor in Quebec.	Usain Bolt Jamaican Olympic and World Record Holder for the 100 meters (9.69 sec.) and the 200 meters (19.30 sec.)	Willie O'ree First Black hockey player in the National Hockey League	Yolande James Quebec Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities, first Black woman in the Quebec National Assembly