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What Philadelphia Eagles coach, just became the first black woman to coach in the Superbowl
Who is Autumn Lockwood
Former Air Force and NASA engineer who invented the #1 top selling water toy of all time. The Super Soaker
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson
Haitian American model, disability rights activist and as an amputee model, was a role model for body positivity in the fashion industry.
Cacsmy Brutus AKA Mama Cax,
The youngest female Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) awards. EGOT Winner
Jennifer Hudson
At age 6 years, this African American student embarked on a historic walk to school with U.S. Deputy Marshals as the first to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana
Who is Ruby Bridges
An American poet and activist, made history as the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration in United States history, when her poem, "The Hills We Climb"
Who is Amanda Gorman
Contrary to popular belief, this inventor did not invent peanut butter but did discover over 300 hundred uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and glue. Many refer to him as father of the peanut industry and made peanuts a staple in the American diet.
Who is George Washington Carver
A South African anti-apartheid activist, Nobel peace prize winner, and the first black president of South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela
The NBA all-time leading scorer
Who is LeBron James
Considered the greatest civil rights leader in post-Civil War Philadelphia and has the first public statue honoring a solo African American
Who is Octavius Catto
Featured in Ebony magazine 1974, she was the first black woman to earn her doctorate from MIT
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson
Building a clock entirely out of wood & believed to be the first built in America, kept precise time for decades.
Who is Benjamin Banneker
The first foreign-born warrior of the Nobunaga army & is known as the "First Black Samurai."
Who is Yasuke
In 1968, a small quarterback from Omaha, Nebraska, took the field for the Broncos and made history as modern American pro football's first Black starting quarterback.
Who is the Marlin "The "Magician" Briscoe
In 1968 this US athlete won the 200-meter race with a world-record time of 19.83 seconds.
Then went on to demonstrate what is regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern Olympics
Tommie Smith
Born into slavery in 1850, this inventor and entrepreneur was one of the first African American women to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for her invention of a folding cabinet bed in 1885.
Who is Sarah E. Goode
The inventor of the first home security, which is the basis for the two-way communication and surveillance features of modern security.
The original invention was comprised of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown
The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
Who is Marcus Garvey
Born in 1955, this comedian, author, television personality, and actress were the first African American to receive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) awards.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg
While researching the preservation of blood this person, discovered a method of separating red blood cells from plasma and then storing the two components separately.
This new process allowed blood to be stored for more than a week, these findings led to the first blood bank.
Who is Charles Richard Drew
Invented a feeding device and taught amputee veterans to write with their teeth and their feet. She later became a forensic handwriting analyst.
Who is Bessie Blount
Emancipated at age fifteen, he became a farmer and then built and ran a flourmill.
He went on to invent a steam-driven rotary engine before patenting his most important device, the automatic railroad car coupler, in 1897.
Who is Andrew Jackson Beard
According to the 2021 Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires, what Nigerian business magnate whose net worth of $18.7 billion makes him the world's richest black man.
Who is Aliko Dangote
What team is 3rd for most sacks by a team in a season?
2022 Philadelphia Eagles
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams