INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
A music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s.
What is Hip Hop?
The first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Muhammad Ali's first name before he changed it in 1964.
Who is Cassius?
This woman is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This man's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary ".
Who is Malcolm X?
This major advertising award has recently introduced specific categories to recognize campaigns that excel in promoting diversity and inclusion.
What is the Cannes Lions.
This Black American mathematician and NASA scientist was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
A group of Black pilots who became legendary for their success in World War II.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first African-American woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
The first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
This record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, which played a pivotal role in the development of music.
What is Motown Records?
The first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In this Winter Olympic sport Shani Davis competed in and became the first African American to win a gold medal.
a) Speed Skating
b) Figure Skating
c) Ice Hockey
d) Bobsledding
What is Speed Skating?
This black woman became the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This famous African American entertainer became known for the song "What a Wonderful World".
a) Louis Armstrong
b) Ella Fitzgerald
c) Duke Ellington
d) Cab Calloway
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
This activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
He founded the first Black-owned advertising agency, in Chicago in 1956.
Who is Vincent T. Cullers?