Sports
The first black baseball player in major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
This famous singer started off in a band with his brothers
Who is Michael Jackson
Garrett Morgan improved this three-light system.
Traffic light
Who was the first black president?
Barack Obama
Who was the first black gymnast to win individual all-around champion?
Gabby Douglas?
What does the R&B stand for?
Rhythm and Blues
Alexander Miles, created this invention after his daughter fell down a shaft.
Elevator doors
She became the first African American woman to be nominated for vice president by a major political party in 2020.
Kamala Harris
Who won more grand slam tournaments than any other female player?
Serena Williams
Lionel Ritchie was a member of this famous funk band in the late 1970's through the mid 1980's.
The Commodores
Patricia Bath became the first Black female doctor to receive a medical patent that can improve one's eyesight.
Laser cataract treatment device called a Laserphaco Probe
This politician became the first African American governor in U.S. history when he was elected to lead the state of Massachusetts.
Deval Patrick
This famous boxer changed his name from Cassius Clay to
Muhammad Ali
What is the best selling album of all time?
Thriller
Mary Van Brittan Brown created this system after her home was broken into.
Home security system
This Georgia politician became the first African American woman to lead a state party in the United States when she was elected chair of the Georgia Democratic Party in 2011.
Stacey Abrams
This athlete partnered with Nike to create his own sneaker with a logo of himself.
Who is Michael Jordan
This New York City, cultural landmark showcased Black talent and helped shape American music and culture.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, is the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from what Massachusetts University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This politician from Alabama became the first African American to serve as the U.S. attorney general in 2009.
Eric Holder