Science
NASA mathematician and human computer who was instrumental in calculating the escape velocities of the Apollo 11 mission.
Who is Catherine Johnson.
Known as the King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson
Famous All-Black fighter pilots (WWII)
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen.
Who was the First African American to play in Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson
What does the acronym BNAACC stand for?
What is the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison
First Rap artist to win a Pulitzer Prizer for music
Who is Kendrick Lamar
The film Men of Honor is inspired by the true story of which African American Navy Diver?
Who is Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear?
Who is Carl Brasheaer?
Coined "The Mamba Mentality"
Who is Kobe Bryant
Who is William Walter Smith
African American Chemist who pioneered the first treatment for Hansen' Disease (Leprosy).
Who is Alice Ball
Singer of " A Change is Gonna Come"
Who is Sam Cooke
Harlem Hellfighter posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2015 for fighting off 20 German troops single handedly.
Who is Henry Johnson
First African American to debut in the NHL?
Who is Willie O'Ree
First African American students granted permission to live on UIUCs campus in 1945.
Who are Quintella King and Ruthe Cash
Who was the first African American to earn a PhD in Physics?
Who is Edward Alexander Bouchet
What label were the musical group "The Temptations" signed to?
What is Motown
First African American four-star general in all of the Armed Forces.
Who is General Daniel James Jr.
Who was the first African American to compete in the Olympics?
Who is George Poage
Who were U of I's first black Student Athletes?
Who are Hiram Hannibal Wheeler and Roy Mercer Young
Who is the first African American to Earn her PhD in Geology in the United States?
Who is Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams
The first African American to sing a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955.
Who is Marian Anderson
Eleven African American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who are buried and commemorated in Belgium
Who are The Wereth 11
Who was the first Black athlete to win an individual gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Who is Shani Davis
Who was the first African American in the United States to obtain a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Illinois?
Who is St. Elmo Brady