Civil Rights
Who was the iconic civil rights leader known for his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1996, she became the first player to sign with the WNBA, with the league debuting a year later.
Sheryl Swoopes
Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul” and is famous for hits like “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”?
James Brown
Who became the first Black American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film “Lilies of the Field” in 1963?
Sidney Poitier
So many of us know him as the man famous for giving us peanut butter but he’s responsible for much more. As an agricultural chemist, He began conducting experiments in 1896 and created 518 new products from the crops. They include ink, dye, soap, cosmetics, flour, vinegar, and synthetic rubber. He publicly revealed his experiments in 1914.
George Washington Carver
In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
1955
Which Black American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
What Black American actress and singer starred in the classic film “Carmen Jones” and won a Tony Award for “Porgy and Bess”?
Dorothy Dandridge
She was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair.
Madam C.J. Walker
What organization did Malcolm X belong to before forming his own organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Nation of Islam
She is a well-known Author, Poet and Literary Legacy. Some of her most popular pieces are "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Still I rise"
Maya Angelou
Nat King Cole on
NBC’s The Nat King Cole Show.
What popular television show, which originally aired from 1990 to 1996, starred Will Smith as a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia living with his wealthy relatives in Los Angeles?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
He is known for inventing electric automatically opening and closing elevator doors.
Alexander Miles
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first black head coach in the NBA history and professional sports? He was also a basketball hall of famer that led the Celtics to two championships in three years bringing his ring total to 11.
Bill Russell
Who is known as the King of Pop? He was the first Black artist to have a video in regular rotation on MTV. He has set recording breaking sales throughout his career including the long-established record for the biggest selling album of all time Thriller.
Who was the first Black American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, earning the honor for her role in “Ghost” in 1990?
Whoopi Goldberg
Who invented the traffic signal, which was patented in 1922. It was the first to offer a third “caution” signal, which we now know as the yellow light. And in 1912, this person also received a patent for his “Breathing Device,” which was one of the earliest versions of a gas mask.
Garrett Morgan’s
Which influential Black American journalist and newspaper editor published “The North Star,” an abolitionist newspaper, and is often called the “Father of Black Journalism”?
Frederick Douglass-called the “Father of Black Journalism”?
She is the first African American woman to have her very own television production company. She is also a producer and personality, philanthropist and author.
Who is known as the Queen of Rock n Roll. She was the first black artist and women to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. She is known for hits such as "What's Love Got to DO with it and A Fool in Love."
Tina Turner
What acclaimed director is known for films such as “Malcolm X,” “Do the Right Thing,” and “BlacKkKlansman”?
Spike Lee
These 3 Women were integral in developing the math behind NASA's first successful space missions. Dorothy Vaughan, Kathleen Johnson and Mary Jackson. What is the name of the Film created to share their stories?
Hidden Figures.