Famous and Notable Black Women Posters, “G...-”
for the social studies classroom, home schoolers and theme decor.

Althea Gibson
Nikki Giovanni

Whoopi Goldberg

Althea Gibson
b. 8-25-1927; Silver, SC
d. 9-28-2003; East Orange, NJ

Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as “the Jackie Robinson of tennis” for breaking the color barrier.

FYI ~ Tennis champion Alice Marble supported Althea Gibson's entry into professional tennis.

TIME Cover Story “That Gibson Girl”

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni (no commercially available poster)

“Nikki” Giovanni
née Yolande Cornelia
b. 6-7-1943; Knoxville, TN

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni has taught English at Virginia Tech since 1987. In 2004 Giovanni was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.

Whoopi Goldberg, Photographic Print

Whoopi Goldberg
née Caryn Elaine Johnson
b. 11-13-1955; NYC

Comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

Florence Griffith Joyner
b. 12-21-1959; Los Angeles, CA
d. 9-21-1998; Mission Viejo, CA

Track and field athlete Florence Griffith Joyner, best known as Flo-Jo, is considered the “fastest woman of all time” based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged.

Flo-Jo died of epilepsy in 1998 at the age of 38.