Black Music
This musical artist has won 13 Grammy Awards and was a member of a band that consisted of 5 siblings before going solo.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This entrepreneur is known for their cosmetics and hair care line, and is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This black celebrity is best known for their self-titled talk show and was once the world's only black billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This person is the first and only female African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Kentaji Brown Jackson?
This NBA player has scored the most points in history after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Who is Lebron James?
This genre of music was developed in the 1940s by the African-American community that features drum machine-backed rhythms and smooth vocals
What is R&B (Rhythm & Blues)?
The month of February was chosen as Black History Month to coincide with this person's birthday
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This black celebrity is an actor and director... and is known for their distinctive deep voice
Who is Morgan Freeman?
In Congress, chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023. The members of the caucus unanimously elected him to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader in November 2022. This made him the first African American to lead a party in either chamber of the United States Congress.
Hakeem Jeffries
This custom started because enslaved Africans generally had no legal right to marry before the Civil War and is seen as a symbolic way to recognize unions.
What is jumping the broom?
This album has become the first album by a woman to spend three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard chart since Beyoncé’s LP in 2013.
What SOS by Sza?
In 1957, nine Black students integrated at this all-White high school.
What is "Little Rock Central High School"?
This black celebrity is a well-known comedian and actor who voices the talking donkey from Shrek
Who is Eddie Murphy?
He was the first African-American representative to be seated in the U.S. House. He served South Carolina's 1st congressional district beginning in 1870 during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War.
Joseph Rainey
This trailblazing cosmetics brand was launched in 2017 by a famous female pop and r&b artist and is known for its inclusive range of 50 foundation shades.
What is Fenty Beauty?
This female artist who passed in 2012 is widely regarded as having one of the best voices in history. She remains one of the highest award-winning female artists.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This school was the nation's first HBCU (Historically Black College or University)
What is the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
Rising to fame with Akeelah and the Bee (2006) and Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP, she became the first Black woman to play Cinderella on Broadway and has since earned two Primetime Emmys, with standout roles in projects like Hustlers, Nope, and One of Them Days.
Who is Keke Palmer?
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This hymn, written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, is often referred to as "The Black National Anthem."
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
This black artist's real name is "Christopher Edwin Breaux"
Who is Frank Ocean?
Made history as America’s first Black female billionaire after co-founding the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network in 1979 with her then-husband, Robert Johnson
Sheila Johnson
Rising from stand-up clubs to starring in hits like Ride Along, Central Intelligence, and the Jumanji franchise, he’s released multiple top-grossing comedy specials and founded the Laugh Out Loud Network. Named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People (2015) and awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2024), has built a $450M+ entertainment empire.
Who is Kevin Hart?
In 1967 this African American became the first appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
She made history by earning her doctorate in chemistry from Columbia University in 1947, becoming the first Black woman in the U.S. to achieve this distinction. Her pioneering research focused on the effects of cholesterol on the heart and the role of proteins in cell function, laying the foundation for modern cardiovascular health studies.
Marie Maynard Daly