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He was the first black Major League Baseball player in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He is a prominent leader well know for the "I Had a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr
These airmen are the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corp
Tuskegee Airmen
He headlined the 2007 Super Bowl Halftime show and is known for the mega hit "Purple Rain"
Prince
This phenomenal woman poet wrote "And Still I Rise."
Maya Angelou
These two NFL players made history when they became the first pair of Black quarterbacks to face off in a Superbowl.
Who are Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts?
She is the first Black and Indian American to become Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris
She is an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Katherine Johnson
This 2002 hit series became Disney's first black animated show.
The Proud Family
This famous movement was a cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, etc centered in a New York City.
Harlem Renaissance
She is the first black gymnast to become the individual all-around champion in the Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
She was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair.
Madam C.J. Walker
She is the first African American woman to hold a pilot license
Bessie Coleman
This hit TV show starring Tia Mowry and was a spin-off of Mara Brock's "Girlfriends."
The Game
This King of Comedy had a self title show that aired from 2001-2006
Bernie Mac
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This prominent Stonewall uprising figure co-founded the Gay Liberation Front (GLT) and tag-lined "Pay it No Mind."
Marsha P. Johnson
This Collins employee and former NASA astronaut became the third Black woman to go to space.
Joan Higginbotham
This historically black university was attended by Chadwick Boseman, Debbie Allen, and Toni Morrison.
Howard University
She holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime
Beyonce
He was the first black coach in the NBA.
Who is Bill Russell?
This NAACP co-founder was the first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University
W. E. B. Du Bois
He is the first African American to travel to space
Guion ‘Guy’ Bluford
This Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member co-founded the BET network
Robert L. Johnson
This American dancer and choreographer is notably known for founding AAADT and their critically acclaimed work, "Revelations."
Alvin Ailey