Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known jazz musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis's ensembles, such as John Coltrane. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis has earned eight Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". Miles Davis is one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in the history of jazz music. He has been described as “one of the great innovators in jazz”.

Barack Obama (born August 4,1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is 44th and current President of The United States. He is the first African-American to hold the office.Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama was also awarded with the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on August 17, 1887 in St Ann's Bay, Jamaica. He was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator.Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. The fundamental focus of Garveyism is the complete, total and never ending redemption of the continent of Africa by people of African ancestry, at home and abroad. Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)to spread his message of Black Nationalism.