Black Music Legends 🎶
He was known as the "King of Pop."
Who is Michael Jackson?
This woman helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This basketball player is known as "King James."
Who is LeBron James?
The first Black superhero movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What is Black Panther?
This man invented the three-light traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This "Queen of Soul" sang Respect and Natural Woman.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This tennis legend has won 23 Grand Slam titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This comedian and actor created and starred in Madea movies.
Who is Tyler Perry?
He created the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This artist became the first Black woman to headline Coachella.
Who is Beyoncé?
This civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This boxer was known as "The Greatest" and refused to fight in the Vietnam War.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This actress is the youngest person to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Who is Zendaya?
This scientist developed the first successful open-heart surgery.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
This jazz musician played the trumpet and had the nickname "Satchmo."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This Black woman was the first self-made female millionaire in America.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The first Black athlete to win a gold medal in the Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This Neo-Expressionist artist was known for his graffiti-inspired paintings and became one of the most influential Black artists of the 20th century.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
This engineer played a major role in developing caller ID and touch-tone phones.
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
The first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for his album.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
She was a NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts to space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
Who is Doug Williams?
This filmmaker became the first Black woman to direct a film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.
Who is Ava DuVernay?
The first historically Black university to offer degrees to formerly enslaved people.
(Hint: It's in the state of Pennsylvania)
Cheyney University