It’s only been a few weeks since the Nobel Prizes were awarded for 2022. Here is a list of the illustrious Black men and women who made a big difference in the world through their contributions to the lives of common people and the planet.
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Ralph J. Bunche: The First Black Person to Win the Nobel
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Martin Luther King Jr. — The Youngest Man to Have Received The Nobel Peace Prize
4.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
5.
Wole Soyinka: The First Black Person to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Toni Morrison: The First Black Woman to Win the Nobel Prize
10.
Wangari Maathai: The First African Woman to Win the Nobel Prize
12.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
