Europe – Spain
José Legrá (1943- )
A retired former featherweight world champion with two world title wins, Legrá, known for his speed and agility in the...
Francine Gálvez (1966- )
Francine Gálvez, a multi-talented actress, journalist, and newscaster, holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to anchor a...
Stella Chinyelu Okoli (1944- )
Stella Chinyelu Okoli is a Nigerian pharmacist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and current CEO of Emzor, a...
Frank Cavalier Braxton Jr. (1929-1969)
The African-American animator and director Frank Cavalier Braxton Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1929, to...
Emery Neal Brown (1956- )
Emery Neal Brown is one of a small number of African American scientists who came to prominence near the start...
Lope Martin (1520?-?)
In 1564 Lope Martin, an Afro-Portuguese mariner, navigated the first round-trip voyage in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the...
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889-1933)
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro was an Afro-Peruvian army officer who served as the 41st President of Peru from 1931 to...
Tomás Estrada Palma (1835-1908)
Tomás Estrada Palma, an attorney, was born on July 6, 1835, in Bayamo, Oriente Province in then Spanish Cuba, to...
Brahim Ghali
(1949- )
Brahim Ghali is a Sahrawi politician and military officer who serves as the current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic...
