Strong advocate for racial equality, social reform & women's rights Founded the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation which helps young people to thrive in academics & athletics in East St. Louis Partnered with Comcast to help bring internet access to low-income homes. #BlackHistoryMonth

4. Jackie Joyner-Kersee 🏃🏾‍♀️ 4 Olympics 6 Olympic Medals (3 Gold) 4 World Champs Gold 1st woman over 7000 pts (heptathlon) Still holds record & top 5 scores all time One of ESPN's 50 greatest athletes of all time Sports Illustrated Greatest Female Athlete of 20th Century #BlackHistoryMonth

3. Constantin Henriquez 🏉 1st known Black athlete to compete at the Olympics Widely considered the 1st Black athlete, the 1st Afro-Caribbean and 1st Haitian Olympic champ Also became a qualified doctor and the 1st president of the Haitian Olympic Committee! #BlackHistoryMonth

Also founded the Misty Copeland Foundation, providing after-school programs for children aged 8-10, in their own communities. The programmes combine affordable ballet training with health and wellness, musicianship, mentoring and general tutoring. Amazing. #BlackHistoryMonth

2. Misty Copeland 🩰 First African American Woman to become a principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine (2015). Named one of ESPN's Impact 25 athletes (2015). #BlackHistoryMonth

Received the Goodermote Humanitarian Award for his efforts to reduce polio globally and his work improving the health of neglected and underserved populations in the DRC Built £29m, 300-bed hospital near Kinshasa All round good guy Passed away yesterday RIP Mount Mutombo #BlackHistoryMonth

1. Dikembe Mutombo 🏀 18 NBA Seasons 8 x NBA All ⭐️ 4 x Defensive Player of the Year Started the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve living conditions in the DRC.. #BlackHistoryMonth

For #BlackHistoryMonth I'm going to highlight some of the all time greats from the world of sports and performance. The trailblazers, the record breakers, the game changers... One every day. Settle in...

Possibly. I might just hang out, y'know. See what's what. Enjoy the peace!

Apparently it's a bit nicer over here.