Black Athletes
In the 1996 Olympic Games, who became the first athlete to win both the 200-and-400 meter races?
Michael Johnson
Which poet made A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long?
Nikki Giovanni
The first black actor in Hollywood
Stepin Fetchit
With what professional baseball team did Hank Aaron begin his career?
Milwaukee Braves
Which poet made the poem I, Too?
Langston Hughs
The actor and rapper sometimes called “The Fresh Prince”
Will Smith
Who was the first Black quarterback to play professional football?
Willie Thrower
Which poet made Caged Bird?
Maya Angelou
The first black person to win a Tony
Juanita Hall
Name the Black baseball player who hit more homers in one season than Roger Maris.
Sammy Sosa
Who was the first African-American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950?
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first black person to win a Golden Globe Award
Sydney Poitier
Name the Scholar, actor and performer that was an All-American football star, Valedictorian of his class at Rutgers, and earned a law degree from Columbia University.
Paul Robeson
Who was the first African-American to serve as a poet laureate in the U.S.?
Rita Dove
The first black person to win an EGOT
Whoopi Goldberg