This honors only a few of the many black people who, despite being part of an ethnic group disenfranchised for centuries, dedicated their lives to making the world a better place for all of us.

Try imagining a world without any of these constributions.
‍Yet pioneers of color remain largely unknown to the public while their mostly white counterparts oftentimes enjoy great recognisability.

Remember that shown here are only the ones who made it, with enormous courage, through the wall of racism and discrimination.

Now think about how many innovations were lost, great minds were surpressed, cures to illneses and ideas never developed because established powers thought people of color were inferior.

Imagine how human history could have been shaped for the better, if society had provided equal rights to everyone.