Inventors
He is know for his work with peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
She was a former member of Destiny's Child and became the highest earning black musician in 2014
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
She became the First Woman African American Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
Her role was pivotal in the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to stand and move to another seat.
He led an NBA team to 5 Championships within his entire 20-year career in the NBA. He is the only player to have two jersey numbers retired. He is also very popular in China
Who is Kobe Bryant?
He invented the Super Soaker
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This well-known African American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor has produced more than 35 films since 1983. His production company is 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. Some of his famous movies are Malcom X and BlacKkKlansman.
Who is Spike Lee?
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
The name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech.
What is the "I Have A Dream" speech?
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She invented many hair care products and became the first African American female millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J Walker?
This was an American Hip Hop group that originated in Compton,California in the late 1980s. Their music brought rap to a wider audience and showed the world what the hood was really like.
Who is N.W.A
She participated in calculating the first U.S Space flights by hand. Her life was reprised in the movie Hidden Figures
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The name of the 14 year old boy from Chicago who was murdered in Mississippi in August 1955 for talking to a white woman. The photo of his corpse was published and shocked Americans into fighting for civil rights.
Who is Emmett Till?
He is the first BLACK person to drive in the Formula One(race car) Series. Known as the most successful British Formula One racer.
Who is Sir Lewis Hamilton?
He is known for his contribution of the filament aided to the invention of the lightbulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This 90s rapper's parents were members of the Black Panther Party. His music focused on violence and hardships in the inner cities, racism, and social problems.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This man was the First African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
Martin Luther King Jr. mobilized hundreds of school children to demonstrate against segregation. There was a particular name for this day.
What was "D" Day?
For more than three decades, he has been best known for hitting more home runs than any other baseball player in history. However, the baseball icon also spoke out against pervasive racism in major league baseball and broke racial barriers throughout his career.
Who is Hank Aaron?
She invented a soccer ball that generates electricity, a.k.a the SOCCKET
Who is Jessica O. Matthews
This movie is the black version of the Wizard of Oz, starring: Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch, and Richard Pryor as Oz
What is The Wiz?
He was the first African American in space
Who is Guion Bluford Jr?
This Civil Rights leader was a black activist and revolutionary socialist. He came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and deputy chairman of the national BPP.
Who is Fred Hampton?
She is known for being the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics. She won a Bronze medal in fencing.
Who is Ibtihaj Muhammad?