Here at Because of Them We Can, we love it when kids use Halloween to honor iconic Black heroes, trailblazers, athletes, musicians and movie characters. Check out some of our favorite costumes from this year and see why representation matters.

1. Baby Prince


2. Mini Tommie Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Muhammad Ali, Serena Williams, Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson, and Arthur Ashe


3. Little Michelle Obama

4. Baby Okoye


5. Little Thurgood Marshall


6. Mini Amy Sherald


7. Baby M’Baku


8. Little Bessie Coleman


9. Princess Tiana


10. Mini Aretha Franklin


11. Little Barack Obama and his secret service


12. Baby Tuskegee Airman


13. An African Princess


14. Mini Venus and Serena Williams


15. The “Black Panther” squad


Share your Because of Them We Can costumes with us in the comment section.