Activists
I freed myself from slavery and was southern enemy #1 for my repeated trips back to free others. I worked as a spy during the civil war, who am I?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
I am the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era, who am I?
Who is Jackie Robinson
I am an agricultural scientist who became wildly famous for the many uses I discovered for the peanut while working at the Tuskegee Institute, who am I?
I refused to give up my seat on the bus and while I was not the first, it ushered in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Who am I?
Who is Rosa Parks?
I am a poet and memoirist famous for my book I know why the cage-bird sings and poems like "Phenomenal Woman", who am I?
I am one of two people who started the Black Panther Party, who am I?
Who is Huey P. Newton
While my basketball career is long over, the most acclaimed basketball players today get compared to me and my sneaker line with Nike earns me 330 million a year. Who am I?
Who is Michael Jordan?
I created an almanac and literally am responsible for the layout of Washington DC, who am I?
Benjamin Banneker
My Merger of Two Record Companies into Motown Records in 1960 would create the home of some of THE most notable black artists of the next two decades including Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, etc. Who am I?
Who is Berry Gordy
My Harlem Renaissance era poetry is signature of the era and my poems like "I, Too", and "Mother to Son" are still heavily quoted. Who am I?
Who is Langston Hughes?
I am often seen as the counter/opposite to another Civil Rights Leader of the 1960s because of my self defense stance, one of my most famous speech was "Ballot or the Bullet". Who am I?
Who is Malcom X
Along with my sister, I am one of the most notable Tennis players of the modern era and have inspired women like Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff, who am I?
Who is Serena Williams?
I was one of the most famous black talk show hosts of the late 20th Century, the first black woman billionaire and I own a production company and television network, who am I?
Who is Oprah Winfrey
I led a slave revolt in South Carolina in the 1830s that led to a six week manhunt and increased laws as it scared southernplantation society, Who am I?
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
I am an American Journalist of the late 19th/early 20th Century most known for my anti-lynching campaign, who am I?
Who is Ida B. Wells
My 1991 announcement of being HIV positive is considered one of the top ten most notable ESPN moments of all time and started normalizing the conversation. I also went on to play in 1992 all star game and be part of the 1992 olympic dream team with Micheal Jordan and Charles Barkley, who am I?
Who is Magic Johnson?
I am the first Black American Billionaire known for my development of the first Black Televsion Station. Who am I?
Who is Robert "Bob" Johnson
I performed a guitar rendition of the star spangled banner at Woodstock that is still one of the most praised performances to this day, Who am I?
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
I am held up as one of the first major African American woman in the genre of Science Fiction and my works "Parable of the Sower" and "Kindred" have been or are being turned into TV shows. Who am I?
Octavia Butler
I am a lawyer who finished my ivy league degree to move back to the south and work on civil rights cases around overturning death penalty cases. I wrote a book Just Mercy and founded the Equal Rights Initiative, who am I?
Who is Bryan Stevenson?
Who is Muhammed Ali
I am called the "Father of the Blood Bank" and created the large scale blood bank with my work with the Red Cross during World War II. Who am I?
Who is Charles Drew?
I won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, most notably the one for track and field, embarrassing Hitler who refused to shake my hand, who am I?
Who is Jesse Owens?
A Puerto Rican and Haitian child of Brooklyn, my art is synonymous with the 80s rock and hip hop scene but soared to even more popularity after my death. The expression of disdain for colonialism and class struggle, one of my most identifiable symbols is my crown. Who am I?
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat