She was the first African-America woman to become a doctor of medicine in the U.S.
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
This Compton born Hip-hop artist has "Loyalty" in his "DNA"
who is Kendrick Lamar? 
"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly"
Hint: Poet
Who is Langston Hughes?
He is the Author of the New York Times Bestseller "Hair Love". Which also won an Oscar for Best Short Film.
Who is Matthew A. Cherry?

He was the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Whos is Jordan Peele?
He oversaw the creation of the video game system to use interchangeable cartridges.
Who was Jerry Lawson?
She was the first African-American to win an Oscar in 1939.
Bonus - Can you name the Movie
Who is Hattie McDaniell?

Gone With the Wind.
This Entertainer has rapped about his life as a Prince and his love of the "Summertime"
Who is Will Smith?

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"
Hint: Politician
who is Barack Obama?![]()
He was a comic book and cartoonist. He created iconic characters such as Static Shook and Icon.
Who is Dwayne McDuffie 
She was recorded as the first female self-made millionaire, behind her cosmetic empire.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker? 
She was an eye doctor famous for her invention of the Laserphaco Probe. A tool used in laser surgery surgery.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
He co-led the first expedition to the North Pole.

Who is Matthew Henson?
This famous poet used the written word to illustrate the black experience, with works such as "Dreams" and "American Heartbreak"
Who is Langston Hughes?
"Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations"
Hint: Astronaut
who is Dr. Mae Johnson?
He wrote "The Mis-education of the Negro" and launched the Negro Week with has expanded to Black History Month?
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
She was the first African-American woman to practice law in Maryland.
Who was Juanita Jackson-Mitchell? 
If you have ever sent Santa a letter from the Post office, you can thank this man for inventing the Street Letter Box
Who is Philp B. Downing?
He and 2 others founded a multi- million dollar sausage company based in Baltimore which was one of the first African American companies to sell its stock to the general public.
Who is Henry G. Parks Jr.?
This Hip-Hop artist used his ability to rhyme and make good business deals to become Hip-Hop's first Billionaire.
Who is Jay-Z?

"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was"
Hint: Boxer
Who is Muhammad Ali?

This Baltimore author wrote "The Beautiful Struggle" and comic books including spinoff of Black Panther called "Black Panther and Crew"
Who is Ta-Nehisi Coates? 
He was the first African-American attorney in Maryland.
Who was Everett Waring?
He invented Dry Cleaning in 1821, and was the first black man in the U.S granted a patent.
Whos is Thomas Jennings? 
This man invented and patented the carbon filament, so lightbulbs would last longer than those designed by Thomas Edison.
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
This prolific writer authored great works such as "I know Why the Cage Bird Sings" and "Still I Rise".
Who is Maya Angelou?

"Life has two rules: number 1, never quit! Number 2, always remember rule number one"
Hint: Musician
Who is Duke Ellington?
This graduate of Florida A&M University wrote “How To Be an Antiracist”
Who is Ibram X. K
endi?
These four, young and brave men were the first to do a sit-in in Greensboro to protest racial segregation in America.
Bonus - can you name their names
Who are the Greensboro four?
Bonus - Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil
If you have ever rushed to stop the elevator doors from closing, you can thank this man for making them close automatically.
Who is Alexander Miles?