Music And Culture
Known as the "King of Pop," he became one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Michael Jackson
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
" Every time I'm in the kitchen you in the kitchen"
Friday
He became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
ITYLF
"Is that your lil' friend?"
This genre, originating in the Bronx in the 1970s, became a global cultural movement.
Hip-Hop
This activist coined the phrase “By any means necessary” in his fight for Black empowerment.
Malcolm X
"Dont nobody bring me no bad news"
The Wiz
YGMM?
"You Got McDonalds Money?"
This NAACP lawyer argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case before becoming the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
INOFYLF
"I'm not one of your little friends"
SRIAOMH
"Stop Running In and Out my House!"
SATCBIGYSTCA
"Stop all that crying before i give you something to cry about"