Black Innovators And Trailblazers
Coined the mother of civil rights movement, which African American woman sparked one of the biggest boycotts in Montgomery Alabama?
Rosa Parks
Who was known as the Nations of Islam’s most effective minister until he broke form the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the organization of Afro- American unity?
Malcolm X
Who was the first African American President to represent the United States?
Barack Obama
The term R&B was first coined in 1948 by music journalist turned record producer Jerry Wexler, What does R&B Stand for?
Rhythm and Blue
He broke baseballs color barrier by becoming the Brooklyn Dodgers first African American baseball player.
Jackie Robinson
This Black Woman is known for developing and marketing her own line of beauty products for the black women, through her own self-titled manufacturing company. She is most popularly known for inventing the hot comb.
Madam Cj Walker
Which African American Woman has been quoted saying” I never run my train off track and I never lost a passenger”?
Harriet Tubman
Where was the first HBCU located, what year was it founded?
Pennsylvania, founded in 1837.
This Genre of music originated in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th century, born out of the blue, ragtime and marching bands.
Jazz Music
Born Cassius Clay, this athlete was crowned heavy weight champion of the world in !964, the same year he converted to Islam.
Muhammad Ali
This African American Woman taught herself French and earned a license at the Cauldron Brothers School of Aviation in 1921, she is the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license
Bessie Coleman
Trayvon Martin
What was the name of the first African American newspaper?
The Freedom journal
Dubbed the King Of pop this American Singer and Songwriter started out as the lead singer in a band made up of his brothers and sisters?
Michael Jackson
She was the first African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Tyra Banks
This Black Innovator was known as “The Peanut Man” in his day. He is accredited with inventing peanut butter and over 300 uses for the peanut
George Washington carver
Which Amendment says: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
13th Amendment
Booker T Washington
Best known for her work as a Pop Musician , this artist has now broken into the makeup scene, creating a line of products that are lightweight and work for all skin tones and types with over 40 shades.
Rihanna
He went to the NBA straight out of HS he has worn the numbers 24 and 8, he then went on to win 5 NBA championship titles between the two numbers.
The light bulb itself was invented by Thomas Edison, but the innovation used to create longer lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament came from what African American inventor in 1881?
Lewis Lattimer
16th street Baptist church bombing
Which author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature? Her resume includes titles such as “Sula: and “The bluest eye”
Toni Morrison
Although legally blind, this musician as inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1993. He was inducted into the National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2004.
Ray Charles
Coined the Jackie Robinson of tennis, This athlete broke barriers when she became the first Black women to compete in the U.S National Championships in 1950.