POLITICS
THIS MAN LED THE NONVIOLENT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE 1950’S AND 1960’S
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
BORN CASSIUS CLAY, THIS BOXER WAS NICKNAMED “THE GREATEST”
MUHAMMAD ALI
MISS LUELLA BATES WASHINGTON JONES AND ROGER WERE THE 2 PROTAGONISTS IN THIS LANGSTON HUGHES’ SHORT STORY
THANK YOU M’AM
THIS ACTOR PLAYED THE LEADING ROLE IN BLACK PANTHER
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
THIS FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR HAS HER OWN MAGAZINE AND HER OWN TELEVISION NETWORK
OPRAH WINFREY
WISE, PRINGLES, UTZ ARE ALL BRANDS OF THESE EDIBLES CREATED BY GEORGE CRUM
POTATO CHIPS
THIS WOMAN REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT TO A WHITE PASSENGER WHILE RIDING THE BUS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
ROSA PARKS
THIS PROFESSIONAL B-BALL PLAYED IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME AND IS OFTEN COMPARED TO MICHEAL JORDAN
LEBRON JAMES
THIS JASON REYNOLD’S PROTAGONIST WAS THE FASTEST SPRINTER ON HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK TEAM
GHOST
THIS KING OF POP EARNED 31 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS INCLUDING THE BEST SELLING ALBUM IN HISTORY “THRILLER”
MICHAEL JACKSON
YOU CAN SEE THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTOR ON SHARK TANK. HE ALSO HIS FUBU CLOTHING LINE
DAYMOND JOHN
THESE DEVICES, CREATED BY PHILIP B. DOWNING, ARE OFTEN VISITED BY MAIL CARRIERS WHO FILL THEM WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION
MAILBOX
THIS SUPREME COURT RULING MADE SCHOOL SEGREGATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION
THIS FREE AGENT FOOTBALL QUARTERBACK IS ALSO CONSIDERED AN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
COLIN KAEPERNICK
THIS CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS NOVEL TELLS THE STORY OF A FAMILY TRAVELING TO A CITY IN ALABAMA
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM
THIS RAPPER IS WIDELY CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL RAPPERS OF ALL TIME, ATTENDED THE BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WHERE HE EXCELLED BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND CREATIVELY
TUPAC SHAKUR
THIS FORMER NBA SUPERSTAR HAS A BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS WITH HIS COVETED LINE OF SNEAKERS
MICHAEL JORDAN
THIS DEVICE WAS IMPROVED ON BY SARAH BOONE. IT ALLOWS YOU TO IRON YOUR CLOTHES ON A HEAT-RESISTANT, STEADY SURFACE
IRONING BOARD
THIS MAN BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
THURGOOD MARSHALL
THIS OLYMPIC GYMNAST HAS WON SEVEN OLYMPIC MEDALS
SIMONE BILES
THIS AUTHOR AND POETESS KNOWS WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
MAYA ANGELOU
THIS WOMAN IS THE MOST NOMINATED WOMAN AND MOST AWARDED SINGER IN THE HISTORY OF THE GRAMMYS; FANS ARE KNOWN AS THE BEY HIVE
BEYONCE KNOWLES
THIS MAN BECAME AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK BILLIONAIRE WHEN HE SOLD HIS BET NETWORK TO VIACOM
ROBERT L. JOHNSON
THIS DEVICE, IMPROVED UPON BY GARRETT MORGAN, GIVER DRIVERS THE WARNING TO SLOW DOWN BY FLASHING YELLOW BEFORE TURNING RED
THREE LIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHT
THIS MAN BECAME THE FIRST BLACK LAWMAKER TO BECOME SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN THE US CONGRESS
HAKEEM JEFFRIES
THIS WOMAN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST TENNIS PLAYERS OF ALL TIME; SHE HAS A SISTER WHO IS JUST AS TALENTED
SERENA WILLIAMS
THE PROTAGONIST OF THIS SHARON M. DRAPER NOVEL DEALS WITH DEATH OF A VERY GOOD FRIEND
TEARS OF A TIGER
KEL MITCHELL AND KENAN THOMPSON STARRED IN THIS COMEDY CLASSIC PRODUCED BY NICKELODEON MOVIES
GOOD BURGER
THIS MAN LAUNCHED HIS OWN RECORD LABEL, BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT, IN 1993; HE ALSO FOUNDED THE SEAN JOHN CLOTHING LINE
SEAN COMBS
THIS INVENTION BY ALEXANDER MILES AUTOMATICALLY OPENS AND CLOSES AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON. IT’S ALSO THE REASON WHY TAKING THE STAIRS IS SIMPLY AN OPTION
AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR DOORS
THIS FREEDOM RIDER SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE US CONGRESS UNTIL 2020
JOHN LEWIS
THIS LEGENDARY B-BALL PLAYER WHO WAS BORN IN NEWARK, NJ WEARS A SIZE 23 SHOE AND STANDS AT 7’1’’ TALL. HE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST BASKETBALL CENTERS OF ALL TIME
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
THE FEMALE PROTAGONIST IN THIS SEQUEL TO JASON REYNOLD’S NOVEL ALSO LOVES TRACK
PATINA
THIS CANADIAN-BORN RAPPER REMAINED ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART FOR 8 UNINTERRUPTED YEARS
AUBREY GRAHAM AKA DRAKE
THIS POWER COUPLE CONSISTING OF A WORLD-RENOWNED RAPPER AND MULTI-PLATINUM RECORDING ARTIST FOUNDED THE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE, “TIDAL”
SHAWN “JAY-Z CARTER AND BEYONCE KNOWLES-CARTER
MONEY IS NOT DEPOSITED INTO THIS TYPE OF BANK CREATED BY CHARLES RICHARD DREW WHICH ALLOWED RED BLOOD CELLS AND PLASMA TO BE STORED COMPLETELY SEPARATELY
BLOOD BANK
THIS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST WAS ONCE A MEMBER OF THE NATION OF ISLAM
MALCOLM X
THIS AMERICAN SPORTS PERSONALITY IS ALSO A SPORTS RADIO HOST AND SPORTS JOURNALIST. HE IS A COMMENTATOR ON ESPN’S “FIRST TAKE”
STEPHEN A. SMITH
THIS AUTHOR AND POET ASKS IN HIS POEM, “WHAT HAPPENS TO A DREAM DEFERRED?”
LANGSTON HUGHES
ANIKA NONI ROSE WAS THE VOICE BEHIND THIS DISNEY’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRINCESS IN THIS MOVIE
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
THIS FORMER RAPPER, WHOSE REAL NAME IS ANDRE YOUNG, RELEASED BEATS HEADPHONES IN 2008
DR. DRE
ADT AND SLOMINS SELL THESE DEVICES THAT KEEP HOMES SAFE AND SECURE. THESE DEVICES WERE DEVELOPED USING THE EARLY DESIGN OF MARY VAN BRITTAN BROWN
HOME SECURITY SYSTEM
THIS MAN BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE US
BARACK OBAMA
THIS WOMAN WAS THE FIRST TO “DUNK” IN A WNBA GAME. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE HEAD COACH FOR THE TRIPLETS IN THE BIG3 PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
LISA LESLIE
THIS NOVEL WAS WRITTEN BY LEON WALTER TILLAGE
LEON’S STORY
THIS MAN IS THE SECOND AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTOR TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN 2001
DENZEL WASHINGTON
THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BECOME AN MILLIONAIRE WHEN SHE FORMED A BUSINESS CENTERED AROUND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HAIR CARE
MADAME CJ WALKER
THIS INVENTION BY LONNIE JOHNSON COMES IN HANDY DURING THOSE HOT SUMMER DAYS. IT’S A MUCH LARGER RENDITION OF THE CLASSIC ‘WATER GUN’
SUPER SOAKER
THIS WOMAN BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AND THE FIRST FEMALE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE US
KAMALA HARRIS
THIS WOMAN IS AN UNDEFEATED WORLD BOXING CHAMPION; SHE IS ALSO THE DAUGHTER OF ONE G.O.A.T’S OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING
LAILA ALI
THIS AUTHOR, WHO DOUBLES AS A FORMER FIRST LADY, WROTE HER MEMOIR “BECOMING” WHICH CHRONICLED HER CHILDHOOD IN CHICAGO
MICHELLE OBAMA
THIS COMEDIAN PLAYED THE OBESE SCIENTIFIC GENIUS IN THE NUTTY PROFESSOR AND A DOCTOR WHO HAD THE GIFT OF COMMUNICATING WITH ANIMALS IN DR. DOOLITTLE
EDDIE MURPHY
THIS FORMER BOXER SAID THAT THE IDEA FOR HIS FAMED GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL CAME TO HIM AFTER HE’D GOTTEN KNOCKED OUT BY MUHAMMAD ALI DURING A BOXING MATCH
GEORGE FOREMAN
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER DISCOVERED 300 USES FOR THIS POPULAR LEGUME LOVED BY MANY (AND HIGHLY AVOIDED BY SOME…ACHOO!)
PEANUTS
THIS WOMAN BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE US SUPREME COURT
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
THIS FORMER PROFESSIONAL BOXER HAD NICKNAMES LIKE ‘KID DYNAMITE” AND “IRON MIKE”; HE LATER BECAME KNOWN AS “THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET” DUE TO HIS FIERCE BOXING SKILLS
MIKE TYSON
THIS NOVEL WRITTEN BY ANGIE THOMAS WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE STARRING AMANDLA STANBERG PLAYING THE LEAD ROLE
THE HATE U GIVE
THIS WOMAN RECENTLY BECAME THE 1 OF 3 WOMEN IN HISTORY WHO HAS ACHIEVED DIAMOND STATUS WITH HER 1992 BALLAD “I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU”. SHE SHARES THIS HONOR WITH MARIAH CAREY AND TAYLOR SWIFT
WHITNEY HOUSTON
THIS WOMAN IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF FENTY, FENTY BEAUTY, AND SAVAGE X FENTY
RIHANNA
THANKS TO THIS INVENTOR BY THE NAME OF GEORGE T. SAMPSON, A WASHING MACHINE HAS A COMPANION
CLOTHES DRYER