Inventors
Rocket scientist Lonnie Johnson invented THIS best-selling toy, enjoyed by boys and girls in the summer time looking to exact H20 revenge.
SUPER SOAKER
Hide the conditioner! Measuring at 4ft 4in, Aevin Dugas sports THIS record breaking kinky orb which requires five conditioners when washing.
Largest Afro
THIS Illinois politician was the first Black person to become President of the United States
Barack Obama
Powerhouse vocalist who recorded the most talented and most searched Star Spangled Banner.
Whitney Houston
A movement that originated in
Harlem, which brought together Black creatives like Langston Hughes during the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist responsible for inventing the hundreds of ways to use THIS item, sometimes referred to as the "goober pea"?
PEANUTS
THIS Bronx born artist is the first solo female rapper to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in nearly 20 years.
Cardi B
First African-American woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives:
Shirley Chisolm
Mother of Tracee Ellis Ross, and former lead singer of The Supremes.
Diana Ross
A movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s which saw the growth of the Black Panthers and a newfound love for natural hair
Black Power
Garret Morgan was the inventor of a THIS item to protect the lungs of firefighters and soldiers in battle. He later refined and improved his design for the US Army during World War I.
GAS MASK
This golfer with Asian and African heritage broke the record for highest paid solo professional athlete in a single year in 2008.
Tiger Woods
THIS woman, sometimes called "Queen Bess" (and shares a last name with a Great Oaks Dean) was the first woman Black woman and the first Native American woman to become a pilot.
Bessie Coleman
This Strange Fruit singer was a fixture in the jazz era and was known for her iconic flower in her hair
Billie Holiday
This movement was sparked after the murder of Trayvon Martin and has led to nationwide marches protesting police brutality
Black Lives Matter
This inventor became the first female self-made millionaire after creating a hair straightening and care system for Black Women
MADAME CJ WALKER
The name of the best-selling autobiography by Maya Angelou which stayed on the New York Times best -seller for two years, and still holds this record today
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
THIS former slave and abolitionist was the first American woman to lead an army expedition as a spy for the Union. She freed over 700 slaves along the Combahee River in 1863.
Harriet Tubman
This Bajan beauty now boasts a luxury clothing brand, makeup line, and lingerie line-- all named after her
Rihanna
Led by Marcus Garvey, this movement encouraged Afican Americans to join in solidarity with their African brothers and sisters
Pan-Africanism
Theoretical physicist Dr. Shirley Jackson’s contributions led to the touch-tone telephone, portable fax, call waiting, the fiber optic cable, and THIS telephone feature that allows you to see who's calling before you pick up!
CALLER ID
In addition to changing World Album Release Day to Fridays due to the massive success of her self-titled album, THIS global superstar also broke the record for most Grammy wins in a single night by a female artist in 2010
Beyonce
He broke the color barrier in baseball by being the first African American to play on a Major League Baseball Team
Jackie Robinson
Show this legend some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Aretha Franklin
This movement builds on the Pan-African movement of the 18th century to uplift Black people from the global African diaspora, specifically Latin America.
NEGRITUDE