Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" was the civil rights speech that moved the world
Our Hero Barack Obama instills inner city youth with confidence to get involved and make a difference.
Womens Peace Movement of Liberia
By Amanda Molinaro from Irvine
Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement that plants trees to help restore the desolate ecosystem in Africa.
World Celebrates Obama
Paul J. Adams III is a passionate educator who built a nationally renowned prep school for African American students.
Nelson Mandela is a peacemaker and a freedom hero.
Marian Wright Edelman is one of the country's leading advocates for children.
Harriet Tubman organized the Underground Railroad and helped lead slaves to freedom.
Philly Bongole Lutaaya was the first Ugandan to put a human face on AIDS.
By Open Vision Youth Club
Langston Hughes was nicknamed the Poet Laureate of Harlem.
Jesse Owens defied the odds in running.
By Brett from Fredericksburg
Malika Sanders was born into the Civil Rights Movement and continues work today.
By Wendy Jewell
Frances Ellen Watkins was a prolific author and poet who devoted her life to speaking out against slavery.
Ruby Bridges bravely led the way to desegregation of schools as a child.
Nkosi Johnson , an orphan infected by HIV who spoke out on behalf of children with AIDS.
Clara Hale was foster mother and founder of the Hale House.
By Jessica from Mississauga, Canada
Mary McLeod Bethune used education to help in the fight for racial and gender equality.
By Audrey from Mount Joy
Rosa Parks made history when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.
W.E.B. Dubois was a leading 19th century writer and scholar.
By Jennifer Beck
Medgar Wiley Evers worked to end racism in America
By Sina from Washington State
Olara Otunnu is helping children and working for peace in war-torn nations.
Sojourner Truth born into slavery, worked for the freedom of all.
Michael Franti sends a message of peace and tolerance through his music.
By brianne from woodland hills
John Lewis has worked for civil rights for all for over 40 years.
By Kathy Crockett My Hero
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is a leader who is bringing change and hope to Liberia.
By Patrick Kiyemba from Pretoria
Kimmie Weeks survived the war in Liberia and now works to rebuild communities in war-torn countries.
Waris Dirie works to protect the rights of women.
By Jackie from Sydney
Van Jones has found an effective way of addressing environmentalism and social justice by linking both issues.
By Rosemary Pritzker
Mae Jemison dreamed of going to space since childhood.
Fela Kuti was a revolutionary musician from Nigeria.
Norma Merrick Sklarek rose above the odds to become the first female African- American architect.
By Charna from New Haven
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Congressman John Lewis talks about how Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired him as a young man during the Civil Rights Movement
By John Lewis
Ben Carson: The man who gives kids a second chance to live
By Emily Li
Paul Robeson was a performer who was deeply committed to political causes.
Marian Anderson was a world-renowned opera singer.
Ruth Simmons is breaking down barriers in the world of higher education.
C. Vivian Stringer despite great challenges, pursued her passion for basketball and is known for turning women into champions.
By Kathy Crockett The My Hero Project
Paul Rusesabagina saved the lives of more than 1200 Rwandans who took refuge in his hotel.
By Kathy Crockett, The My Hero Project
The Little Rock Nine
bravely fought discrimination to attend an all white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
By Natasha from New Haven
Cheikh Darou Seck is an English teacher in Senegal who inspires his students to become MY HERO reporters.
By Seny from Dakar
Don Cheadle and Darfur Now deliver a call to action to stop the genocide in the Sudan.
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win 3 Olympic gold medals.
Viola Vaughn founded an organization that supports girls working to achieve academic success in Africa.
By Brande from Spokane
Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls has opened up opportunities to South African girls.
By Kathy Crockett
Matthew Henson was a brave African-American Artic explorer, and the co-discoverer of the North Pole.
Constance Motley became the first African-American woman judge on the largest federal trial bench in the US.
By Stephanie from New Haven
Frederick Douglass courageously spoke out against slavery and became a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
By Donna from Cal State Fullerton
Clifford V. Johnson is a string theorist who studies the makeup of the smallest particles of the universe.
By Jennifer Lauren Lee
Robert Moses founded The Algebra Project, which is committed to teaching math literacy.
Josephine Ruffin served as the editor and publisher of the first newspaper published by and for African-American women.
By Brittney from New Haven
Frances Ellen Watkins was a prolific author and poet who devoted her life to speaking out against slavery.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African-American woman to earn a medical degree.
By Aisha from New Haven
Films
Rashid Peters: Peace Activist & Music Hero Producer: Jeanne and Tony
Citizenship Producer: Anson Schloat and John G. Young
Nobelity: Desmond Tutu Producer: Turk Pipkin
Malaria Queen Producer: Mame Fatou Ndiaye
Awadi: Messenger of Truth Producer: Fatou Jupiter Toure and Aicha Thiam
Wangari Maathai Producer: Will Levitt
Pray the Devil Back to Hell - excerpt Producer: Abigail Disney (Producer) and Gina Reticker (Director)
Adams Sie Producer: Cheikh Darou Seck
Artwork
Mandela at Large by Michael Mahue Moore
Emancipation by King & Baird
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth
Rosa Parks by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth
James Baldwin by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth
Frederick Douglass by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth
W.E.B. DuBois by Robert Shetterly, Americans Who Tell the Truth
Thurgood Marshall - Reigning Supreme by Michael Mahue Moore
