BILLIONAIRES
He donated $34 Million dollars to pay off student loan debts for the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse University.
Robert F. Smith
Two of the greatest players in tennis history from Compton, CA.
VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS
Which Historically Black College or University (HBCU) did Vice President, Kamala Harris graduate from?
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
The first African American in the United States to own a television and film studio.
TYLER PERRY
Oscar winner for Best Actor in the film, Training Day.
DENZEL WASHINGTON
Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the first African American billionaire.
ROBERT LOUIS JOHNSON
This Hall of Famer was the first ever, four-sport, letter winner for football, track, basketball and baseball at UCLA.
JACKIE ROBINSON
The first African American female to serve in the United States Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist, and Supreme Court Judge (1996-1991) who argued Brown v. Board of Education (1954), declaring racial segregation unconstitutional in American public schools.
THURGOOD MARSHALL
First African American female Director who received a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
AVA DUVERNAY
Brooklyn, NY born rapper and entrepreneur who owns Rock-Nation Records, Ace of Spades, Tidal music streaming, and a stake in Uber .
SHAWN CARTER aka Jay Z
First African American woman to win the world all-around title in Gymnastics.
SIMONE BILES
She spent her life fighting sexism and racism. President Obama called her, “Godmother” of the civil rights movement.
DOROTHY HEIGHT
He is the first African American winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963 for his role as Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field.
SIDNEY POITIER
This King of Comedy hosts a daytime talk show and the Family Feud.
STEVE HARVEY
Some refer to him as the best basketball player of all time. In retirement, he is one of the wealthiest African American athletes with a $1.9 billion dollar net worth.
MICHAEL JORDAN
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and the first player to sign with the WNBA:
SHERYL SWOOPES
In 1921, she became the first African American female pilot, and the first to have an international aviation license.
BESSIE COLEMAN
Name the first African American Mayor from the following cities:
1) Chicago
2) Los Angeles
HAROLD WASHINGTON AND TOM BRADLEY
This rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur once studied at Howard University. He assets include Bad Boy Records, CIROC, and and REVOLT TV.
SEAN COMBS
The only female African American billionaire in the United States.
OPRAH
In 2018, he was the first former professional athlete who was nominated for and won an Academy Award and an Oscar for his animated short film, Dear Basketball.
KOBE BRYANT
She is the most nominated woman at Grammy Awards. She was voted FORBES most powerful people in entertainment, and Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
BEYONCE
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2009, for "Extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people."; and this person was also the first President of the Harvard Law Review.
Barack Obama
What does a large feline cat, a political organization founded in 1966, and the King of Wakanda all have in common?
BLACK PANTHER