African American Firsts
This person became the first African American vice president of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This person said, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This man is the BSC 5 DEI Analyst.
Who is Kyle Manikas?
The Globetrotters were a famous sports team of the 1960s. Name the sport.
What is Basketball?
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This person was the first African American to win an Oscar for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This person said "The time is always right to do what is right."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This man is the Children Services Administration Director.
Who is Demetrius Starling?
This baseball player broke the color barrier by his entrance into Baseball's National League in 1942.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This person is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
This person was the first African American Billionaire.
Who is Robert Johnson?
(Owner of BET in 2001)
This person said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
Name three African American BSC Directors in Child Welfare.
Who is Doug Williams, Tiffany McDougle, & Emerson Jean-Baptist?
This man was the first Black American to win the singles at Wimbledon.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
This person became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This woman was the first African American to win Miss America.
Who is Vanessa Williams?
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This person is the Director of Centralized Intake.
Who is Chontelle Whilliams?
This style of jump rope was made popular on the streets of American cities and employs two ropes, rapidly turning at once.
What is Double Dutch?
This media mogul, talk show host, actress, producer, & philanthropist hosted a talk show for 25 seasons from 1986-2011.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This man was the first African American doctor.
Who is James McCune Smith, MD?
This person stated "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
Name three African American County Directors in BSC 5.
Who is Lynette Wright, Tishara Price, Tracey Silas, & Kim LeFear?
Jessie Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in this sport.
What is Track & Field?
This person made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.
Who is George Washington Carver?