Entertainers
Actor who plays the new Captain America.
Anthony Mackie
Chicago Bull whose initials are "MJ."
Michael Jordan
Wrote and delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wrote "A Raisin in the Sun."
Lorraine Hansberry
Singer/songwriter who wrote "New York."
Alicia Keyes
Current Brooklyn Net whose initials are "KD."
Kevin Durant
The man whose "X" name made him recognizable to millions.
Malcolm X
Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Maya Angelou
Singer/songwriter who wrote "Purple Rain."
Prince
NFL wide receiver whose one-handed catches make crowds at stadiums shout "OBJ!"
Odell Beckham, Jr.
Boxer who had his title stripped from him when he refused to become a soldier and fight in The Vietnam War.
Muhammad Ali
Wrote "The Bluest Eye."
Toni Morrison
Singer who sings "All the Single Ladies."
Beyonce
The first African-American baseball player to integrate Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
The Supreme Court's first African-American justice.
Thurgood Marshall
Wrote "A Dream Deferred."
Langston Hughes
Brothers whose acrobatic dancing style thrilled audiences during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Nicholas Brothers
Tennis pro who was the first female African-American to win Wimbledon.
Althea Gibson
Former LA Lakers center whose original name was Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wrote "What You Owe Me"
Bebe Moore Campbell