2 Bobby Lashley
3 Gale Sayers
4 Trai Byers

5 Willie Cauley-Stein

6 Earl Watson

As a basketball player, Earl Watson had a successful stint with teams such as the Seattle SuperSonics and Utah Jazz. Owing to his mother’s Mexican roots, he qualified to play for the Mexican national team but chose NBA instead. Now a coach, he is associated with the Canadian team Toronto Raptors.
7 Pi'erre Bourne

8 Gwendolyn Brooks
9 Earl Woods

Better known as the father of renowned golfer Tiger Woods, Earl Woods had initially been a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. He excelled in baseball in college and learned to play golf much later, at 42. Addicted to the sport, he taught it to his son, who later became a golf legend.
10 Katrina Pierson

11 Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks was a writer, photographer, musician, and film director. He was the first Black American to direct and produce major motion pictures pertaining to the experience of slaves and African-Americans. He is credited with co-creating a new film genre called blaxploitation and his works have influenced filmmakers like Spike Lee. He is also credited with co-founding Essence magazine.
12 Terence Newman

13 Will Shields

14 Semi Ojeleye

15 Brandon Adams

16 Fran Belibi
17 Tony Clark

18 Jesse Albert Stone

19 Maliek Collins

20 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

21 Lynette Woodard

22 Buck Clayton

23 Lucius Allen

24 Adrian Griffin

25 Pat Baldwin

26 Jackie Stiles

27 Dyesharisby
28 Montee Ball

29 Nathan Davis

30 Larry Drew

31 Bryce Brown

32 Yvette Bova

33 Linda Brown
