Music
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer has a powerful voice and hits like “Respect”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This filmmaker, actor, and playwright created the Madea character and became the first Black person to fully own a major film and television studio.
Who is Tyler Perry?
This former Illinois senator made history as the first Black president of the United States, serving two terms beginning in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
This year-long protest began after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This baseball legend broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 and later became a key civil rights advocate.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Detroit-based record label, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., helped launch stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye.
What is Motown Records?
This comedian and actor rose to fame on Saturday Night Live before starring in hit films like Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America.
Who is Eddie Murphy?
This Brooklyn-born politician made history as the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and later ran for president with the slogan “Unbought and Unbossed.”
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This global protest movement surged after the killing of George Floyd, bringing renewed attention to racial justice and police reform.
What is the Black Lives Matter protest movement?
This basketball superstar led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and became a global sports icon.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This funk legend changed music and fashion with his flamboyant style
Who is Prince?
This actor made history as the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and starred in films like Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967, this former NAACP lawyer became the first Black Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
More than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
What is the March on Washington?
This tennis legend has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other player in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Boston-based R&B group launched the careers of members like Bobby Brown and later inspired boy bands such as Boyz II Men.
Who is New Edition?
This media mogul became the first Black woman billionaire and used her talk show to build a powerful television, film, and publishing empire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She served in the Georgia House of Representatives and gained national attention as the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor in 2018 and 2022
Who is Stacey Abrams?
This series of marches from Selma to Montgomery helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What are the Selma Voting Rights Marches?
Often called “The Greatest,” this heavyweight boxer was known for his speed, poetry, and outspoken stance against the Vietnam War.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This trumpeter became a major figure in the bebop movement of the 1940s and 1950s, and his groundbreaking album "Birth of the Cool" helped to establish the cool jazz style.
Who is Miles Davis?
The second Black man to win a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in “Training Day” in 2001
Who is Denzel Washington?
Founder of the Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity), this Reverend ran two groundbreaking presidential campaigns registering over one million new voters in 1984
Reverend Jesse Jackson
This Washington, D.C. gathering brought hundreds of thousands of Black men together for reflection, unity, and commitment to community and family.
What is the Million Man March?
This sprinter overcame polio as a child to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?