General Black Excellence
The 1st Black president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson were some of the biggest names biggest names on Motown Records founded by
Who is Berry Gordy?
The singer, dancer, author of "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
The Cavalier turn Heat player turned Cavalier again before becoming a Laker kid from Akron, Ohio
Who is LeBron James?
There is a Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco Clubhouse named after this famous baseball player
Who is Willie Mays?
Her family called her Minty, the people she freed called her Moses
Who is Harriet Tubman?
With films like "Get Out" and "Us" this director is changing the narrative of Black cinema
Who is Jordan Peele?
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "I, Too" are well known works of this poe
Who is Langston Hughes?
The quarterback turned activist
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
The 1st African American mayor of San Francisco
Who is Willie Brown?
The acronym for schools founded by people like Mary McLeod Bethune and Booker T Washington
What is HBCU?
The inventor of the potato chip
Who is George Crum?
When she became the 1st African American woman to headline Coachella, she brought her friends Kelly and Michelle along for the ride
Who is Beyonce?
The most decorated American gymnast
Who is Simone Biles?
The 1st African American WOMAN Mayor of San Francisco
Who is London Breed?
The "Father" of Black History Month
Who is Carter G Woodson?
Combining her entrepreneurial skills with her hair care know how lead to this woman being one the 1st Black millionaires
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Though he was the first African American to produce and direct motion pictures, he is more known for his photojournalism of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Gordon Parks?
Before LeBron James, this former Laker also skipped college and went straight to the NBA.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
After a long student strike, the nation's 1st School of Ethnics studies was established on this campus
What is San Francisco State University?
February was selected for Black History Month because it contains the birthdays of Abraham and this slave turned abolitionist
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Though she has taken her talents to Netflix, at one time she ruled Thursday nights on ABC with shows like Scandal and Grey's Anatomy
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
The portrait painter of the 44th president for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Who is Kehinde Wiley?
the winner of the most Grand Slam titles by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court.
Who is Serena Williams?
This neighborhood/district was once considered the premier jazz scene of the west coast
What is the Fillmore District?