Pop Culture
This singers fan base is known as the BeeHive
Who is Beyonce
A popular show on HBO created by Issa Rae
What is “Insecure”
This former first lady authored the memoir Becoming, one of the best-selling books of the 21st century.
Who is Michelle Obama
This author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 and wrote Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison
This tennis icon has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams
This singer performed at the 2023 Super bowl halftime show
Who is Rihanna
This actress played Olivia Pope in the political drama Scandal.
Who is Kerry Washington
This Black woman became the first female president of Benedict College
Who is Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis
She wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God, a Harlem Renaissance classic.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
This gymnast became the most decorated gymnast in World Championship history.
Who is Simone Biles
This poet became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S history
Who is Amanda Gorman
She became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder.
Who is Viola Davis
This Black woman became the first to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
This poet and memoirist wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou
This track star dominated the 1988 Olympics and later became a public health advocate.
Who is Florence Griffith-Joyner
This youtuber came to fame in the 2010’s through make-up tutorials and now has her own fragrance line
Who is Jackie Aina
This actress portrayed T’Challa’s sister Shuri in Black Panther.
Letitia Wright
She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and ran for president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This contemporary YA author wrote The Hate U Give, widely taught in high school and college courses.
Who is Angie Thomas
This basketball legend is the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history.
Who is Diana Taurasi
This neo-soul artist recieved the most Grammys in one night in history
Who is Lauryn Hill
This actress played Celie in both the 2023 film adaptation and Broadway revival of The Color Purple.
Who is Fantasia Barrino
This voting rights activist co-founded the organization Fair Fight Action.
Who is Stacey Abrams
This playwright wrote for colored girls who have considered suicide, which was later turned into a movie
Who is Ntozake Shange
This Olympic fencer became the first American woman to wear a hijab while competing in the Olympics.
Who is Ibtihaj Muhammad