1. Before There Was... Kozminski Technology Day March 11, 2004

2. Before Venus and Serena Williams...

3. There Was Althea Gibson First African-American woman to play on the professional tennis tour

4. Before Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds...

5. There Was Not Just Jackie Robinson... First African-American to play in the Major Leagues

6. But Larry Doby... First African-American to play in the American League

7. Plus Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson Negro League Baseball Stars

8. Before Halle Berry...

9. There Was Ethel Waters First African-American woman to receive a leading role on Broadway

10. Before Clarence Thomas...

11. There Was Thurgood Marshall First African-American Supreme Court Justice

12. Before Denzel Washington or Danny Glover...

13. There Was Bert Williams First African-American to star in a movie

14. And Sidney Poitier First African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor

15. Before Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant...

16. There Was Earl Lloyd First African-American to play in the NBA

17. Before Carl Lewis or Florence Griffith Joyner...

18. There was not just Jesse Owens... Winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

19. But Alice Coachman First African-American woman to win a gold medal

20. And John Baxter Taylor Jr. First African-American to win a gold medal

21. Before Tiger Woods...

22. There Was Lee Elder First African-American to qualify for the Masters

23. Before Oprah and other African- American women in business...

24. There was Madame C.J. Walker Inventor of many hair care products and the first African-American woman to become a millionaire

25. What Barriers Will You Break? What Accomplishments Will You Achieve? Make Your Own History...