The book "Breaking Glass Ceilings " is intended to be a literary celebration of the life and times and achievements of Black luminaries spanning the globe over many centuries. While there have been other efforts to chronicle superlative Black achievement, this is perhaps the first effort to look across continents. Moreover, the book salutes Black achievement in ten thematic categories: Human and Civil Rights; Governance and Politics; Religion; Sports; Education; Inventions; Science and Technology; Communications and Media; Arts and Entertainment and Business and Entrepreneurship. This Second Edition contains critical upgrades to the 2017 first edition.