African American Firsts
He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods?
This person is known for saying, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger".
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Living in the Chicago projects in the '70s, this husband-and-wife duo kept their household filled with love despite their economic struggles.
Who are James and Florida Evans?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956.
Who is Rosa Parks
He was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
This person is known for saying The time is always right to do what is right".
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
When he moved into their home, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air brought a new level of excitement to the home of this Uncle and Aunt.
Who are Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv?
Created in 1909 by an interracial group that included W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell works to remove all barriers of racial discrimination.
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
This recording artist is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
He was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This person is known for saying, “People will forget what you say but they will never forget how you made them feel”.
Who is Maya Angelou?
As a doctor and an attorney, this couple were the parents in a middle class African American family on a weekly TV show.
Who are Heathcliff and Clair Huxtable?
He was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Who is Malcolm X?
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
This author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
With the success of their dry-cleaning business, this couple they moved to a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Who are George and Louise Jefferson?
Founded in 2013, the mission of this global organization is to eradicate white supremacy and violence inflicted on Black communities by law enforcement and vigilantes.
What is Black Lives Matter?
The first Black American woman to become the American Ballet Theatre's principal dancer, this dance prodigy has used her status as an activist, continuously advocating for increased diversity and representation in classical ballet.
Who is Misty Copeland?
He was the first Black-American to be elected (and re-elected) president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This person is known for saying, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This beauty and a math genius made a lasting couple on the campus of TV's Hillman College.
Who are Dwayne and Whitley?
This law removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting.
What is the The Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Since going pro at the age of 15, she has won 23 doubles titles and 73 singles titles. With more than $94.5 million earned in prize money, she's made twice as much as any other female athlete.
Who is Serena Williams?