Inventors
Diana Ross was a member of this group
What are the Supremes?
Which legendary boxer was known as “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali.
She became the first African American woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He was the first Black American Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This Black American inventor and engineer known for his contributions to the development of the gas mask and the traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
What is “I will always love you?
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in this sport?
What is Track and Field?
This is the name of the influential record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit.
What is Motown Records?
He was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
This medical pioneer developed a method to process and store blood plasma, leading to the first large-scale blood banks during WWII?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
This Civil Rights Movement activist, known for her powerful singing voice, was also called the “Queen of Gospel”?
Who is Mahalia Jackson
She was the first Black tennis player at the U.S. Open?
Who is Althea Gibson?
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
Hair products
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States?
What is The 13th Amendment (1865)
This inventor improved the electric lightbulb by creating a durable carbon filament, working closely with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.
What is Lewis Latimer?
She is known as the “Queen of Jazz”
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This tennis player was the first African American man to win Wimbledon?
Who is Arthur Ashe?
He co-founded BET in 1980, creating the first cable network targeting Black audiences
Who is Robert L. Johnson?
Black History Month was first recognized nationally in the U.S. in this year.
What is 1976?
She was the Black American physician and pioneering researcher who developed surgical techniques for the treatment of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness
Who is Patricia Bath?
He created the iconic “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black national anthem
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
He was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Who is mike Tyson?
He was the founder of Ebony and Jet magazine
Who is John H. Johnson?
This was the primary aim of the Black Panther Party, founded in 1966?
What is address systemic issues affecting Black Americans, including police brutality and inequality