BLACK HISTORY
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He became the first African American president of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
She was the first Black woman to own and operate a major television studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
After experiencing hair loss herself, she built a hair-care empire and became one of America’s first self-made female millionaires.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This music genre, founded in Black communities in the Bronx in the 1970s, is known for DJing, MCing, and breakdancing.
What is Hip-Hop?
This Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in U.S. public schools in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Baptist minister and civil rights leader helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and delivered the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
Known for redefining luxury through accessibility, this designer founded a unisex fashion brand with the slogan “Not for you—for everyone.”
Who is Telfar Clemens?
This gymnast is the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 41 major international medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
A Motown superstar, fashion icon, and trailblazer, she helped make The Supremes one of the most successful girl groups of all time.
Who is Diana Ross?
She was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This Barbadian singer launched Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty.
Who is Rihanna?
He is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This rapper popularized the phrase “YOLO,” meaning “You Only Live Once.”
Who is Drake?
This amendment in the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This author became the first Black writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This billionaire founded FUBU, a clothing brand that stood for “For Us, By Us.”
Who is Daymond John?
This tennis champion has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other player in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Grammy‑winning rapper and singer from Tampa, Florida, whose real name is Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, rose to fame after viral TikTok hits and won Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal.
Who is Doechii?
He was the first African American to serve as a justice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
In 1870, this man became the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction.
Who is Hiram Revels?
A former NASA engineer, he invented the iconic Super Soaker water gun, turning it into a multimillion-dollar success.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This boxer famously declared, “I am the greatest,” and became a global icon for sports and activism.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She became the first Black woman to headline Coachella
Who is Beyoncé?