In the Bible
She was the Egyptian servant of Sarah and the Mother of Abraham's son Ishmael
Who is Hagar
"And Still I Rise"
"I Shall Not be Moved"
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou
She is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend a formerly whites-only school in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridges
November 4, 2008
Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States, becoming the first Black man to hold the office.
She portrayed as the first canonical Live Action African American Disney princess.
Halle Bailey
He was tasked with carrying the cross for Jesus
(Be specific)
Who is Simon of Cyrene
"Harlem"
"I,Too"
"Montage of a Dream Deferred"
Langston Hughes
He was the first African American president of the United States of America
Who is Barack Obama
June 19, 1865
This day of celebration is also known as Juneteenth, Emancipation Day, and Black Independence Day,
In 2017 this African American woman cemented herself as the greatest female tennis player of all time by winning her 23 grand slam title.
Serena Williams
She was the daughter of a Midian priest and the wife of Moses
Who is Zipporah
"Their Eyes were watching God"
"Sweat"
"How it Feels to be Colored Me"
Zora Neale Hurston
He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
August 28, 1963
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is held with approximately 250,000 activists gathering at the Lincoln Memorial in protest of unequal rights, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who gives his famous “I Have a Dream” speech to close out the event.
this year was the first year two African American quarterbacks faced off in the Superbowl.
2023
This African Monarch bought a caravan of treasures to the Israelite King Solomon
Who is The Queen of Sheba
"The Hill we Climb"
"Change Sings"
"Call us What we Carry"
Amanda Gorman
She is the first female of African and Asian decent to hold the office of Vice-president of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
December 5, 1955
Start of the Montgomery bus boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation
In 2019 this African American woman became the "youngest Hollywood executive producer to work on a major production" for her work on "LITTLE", which also starred Issa Rae and Regina Hall.
Marsai Martin
He is the great-grandson of Noah and is considered the first King in human history
(you may have called someone this name as an insult)
Who is Nimrod
"We Wear the Mask"
"Sympathy"
"Lyrics of Lowly Life"
Paul Laurence Dunbar
After moving to France in order to obtain her pilot license, she would later return to the U.S and is credited as the first Black female pilot in the United States.
Who is Bessie Coleman
May 17, 1954
BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION. On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.
In 2012 she became the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion, and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competition at the same Olympics.
Gabby Douglas