Please Give me some names of influential black women?

Question

Im looking for women who are still alive preferably. Im having a conference and I need inspirational women to inspire younger women.. Please help me out if u have any ideas.. or even topic of idea you may have

Answer 1

Condoleeza Rice, Opray Winrey, Kelly Holmes

Answer 2

Josephine Baker

bell hooks

Answer 3

To clarify someone else's answer: Madam C.J. Walker was the first self made female millionaire (black or white).

Answer 4

rosa parks? i am not sure if she is still alive.

michelle obama

Answer 5

Rosa Parks is a good one !! Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the "mother of the modern day civil rights movement" in America. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, December 1, 1955, triggered a wave of protest December 5, 1955 that reverberated throughout the United States. Her quiet courageous act changed America, its view of black people and redirected the course of history.

Answer 6

Maya Angelou - love her to pieces

Iyanla Vanzant

Whoopi Goldberg

Kalfani Cox

Jill Scott

I forgot that ladys name..but the one in Madea's family reunion who spoke with Maya Angelou..if you haven't seen..rent it now

Lisa Price  of Carols Daughter line

Patti Labelle

If you get any of these people..let me know where the conference is!

Answer 7

oprah condelece rice

Answer 8

Rosa Parks

Answer 9

Aunt Jemima - She influenced me to try syrup on my pancakes.

Answer 10

the future first lady

Answer 11

Rosa Parks, although I am pretty sures she's dead.

Answer 12

Tyra Banks

Answer 13

Dr. Mae C. Jemison...first african-american female astronaut.

Maya Angelou...famous author/poet

Lena Horne...actress/singer

...And they are all still living.

And Rosa Parks died a few years ago... Flo Jo is also nolonger living.

Answer 14

I've put a couple of links below that may be helpful.

While I agree with the names everyone has submitted, it might be difficult to get people such as Oprah or Michelle Obama to attend a conference unless arrangements are made many months in advance.

Other, less well known but still successful and inspirational women may be more able to speak at such an event, and also to show that you can be somewhat 'ordinary (e.g., not a tv star) and still be an achiever.

Cheers :-)

Answer 15

Oprah was seen with this novel.

Next thing, the novel sold more than 1 million and is a best seller.

that should be influential enough..

Answer 16

Sojourner Truth, who is turning over in her grave at what feminism has become, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Oprah's got to make the list...Condi, But bad, the Williams sisters and my wife and daughter...I bet you can be influential too

Okay, rebel F, I'll put Toni Morrison on mine too...though the Bill Clinton is black thing turned into a huge joke.  Maya Angelou makes it too.

Answer 17

Oprah, Jennifer Hudson, Tacara (from americas next

top model), Tyra Banks, Condalisa Rice ... (all still alive)

Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Indira Ghandi

(i think they are?)

hope i helped!

Answer 18

Nichelle Nichols who played Uhura in Star Trek.

Just her music/acting career is inspiring. However, her role on Star Trek was a major inspiration to Blacks at the time...and she still is.

She didn't really like her role...she's a singer at heart...so when she was considering quiting, MLK Jr told her that by playing an officer on TV, she is doing something far more important than becoming another Black female singer. So she stayed.

Obviously, Blacks wrote tons of fan mail to Paramount (who made Star Trek), yet Paramount hid all the fan mail...apparently they didn't want Nichol to have any power...or they just didn't like a Black person to be on their show...or whatever.

Former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison was inspired by Nichols when she decided to become the first African American female astronaut.

Read the little imdb bio in the link below.

Answer 19

Toni Morrison.  She's one of the greatest American writers ever, and as far as I know, she's still alive.

Answer 20

10 Oprahs and some clown that said Tyra.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1...

http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclu...

Answer 21

Oprah!!!

Answer 22

Latifah

Answer 23

Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg are off the top of my head.

Answer 24

Oprah

Answer 25

Flo Jo.

Florence Griffin Joyner was a HUGE influence when she was in the Olympics, an overwhelmingly positive presence for women and for blacks without really pushing the idea. She was just awesome.

Answer 26

Condeleesa Rice

Dennis G

Answer 27

Oprah

Tyra

Answer 28

Mrs. Martin Luther King

Answer 29

Rosa Parks, Oprah, Tyra Banks, Janet Jackson,

Answer 30

Madame C.J. Walker started her own company and became the first black female millionaire in the US.  She's dead now, but her products were used for years after she died.  I've always found her amazing and inspirational.