politics
The first Black President and the first Black Vice President of the United States.
Who are Barack Obama and Kamala Harris?
This black artist had the best selling album of all time.
Who was Michael Jackson?
He invented America's first fully functioning clock.
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
Who is Alexa Canady?
He won 6 titles with the Chicago Bulls, and lots of people wanted to be like him.
Who is Michael Jordan?
The first African American Woman in Congress.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
In 1989 the Grammy's finally made a hip-hop category, they were the first to win it.
Who were The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff?
An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist, she is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records and is also known for making a line of black hair products.
Who is C.J. Walker?
She was integral in the development of the Moderna vaccine to fight Covid-19.
Who is Kizmekia Corbett?
A UPenn graduate, he was the first African American to win medals in an Olympics.
Who was John Taylor?
The first African American Secretary of State. He died in 2021.
Who was Colin Powell?
The first African American to win a Grammy award.
Who was Ella Fitzgerald?
On April 26, 1892, she obtained a patent number for her improvements to the ironing board, designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments
Who was Sarah Boone?
A Philly native, she spoke at Girard's 2021 graduation ceremony and started the Black Doctor's Consortium.
Who is Dr. Ala Stanford?
The first African American woman all-around gold medal winner.
Who was Gabi Douglas?
He was the first African American mayor of Philadelphia from 1984-1992.
Who was Wilson Goode?
One of the most influential figures in jazz, he was nicknamed "Satch" or "Satchmo."
Who was Louis Armstrong?
An American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author, he was America's first Black Doctor who had to earn his medical degree in Scotland.
Who was James McCune Smith?
Now, the fastest woman ever to run the 100 meters in the Olympic Games beating Flo-Jo's record.
Who is Elaine Thompson-Herah?
An author and prominent voice for social justice activists and scholars by continually speaking out against the prison industrial complex, a term that she coined.
Who is Angela Davis?
The first female rappers to win a grammy award.
Who were Queen Latifah and Salt-n-Pepa
Thanks to him, we now enjoy the likes of Utz and Herrs.
Who was George Crum?
Born in 1831, began her career as a nurse but would go on to become the first female African American to earn a medical degree.
Who was Dr. Rebecca Crumpler?
"The Greatest," who stood up for what he believed while knocking people down.
Who was Muhammad Ali?