<P> Blacks have received awards in three of six award categories : eleven in Peace , three in Literature , and one in Economics . The first black recipient , American Ralph Bunche , was awarded the Peace Prize in 1950 . The most recent as of 2017 , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee , were awarded their Peace Prizes in 2011 . </P>
<P> Blacks have received awards in three of six award categories : eleven in Peace , three in Literature , and one in Economics . The first black recipient , American Ralph Bunche , was awarded the Peace Prize in 1950 . The most recent as of 2017 , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee , were awarded their Peace Prizes in 2011 . </P>
first african american to win a nobel peace prize
first african american to win a nobel peace prize
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche