Name a successful Woman of Color

[ATL Ebony]

227. Wilma Rudolph (Sports)

A world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.

Just to name a few others:

Althea Gibson, an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.

Florence Griffith Joyner (aka Flo-Jo), an American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand.

Jackie Joyner-Kersey, an American retired track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump.

And many more, the names escape me at the moment. Again, obamanut2012, thanks for this thread as you can see it stirred quite a large response.