Honorary Service
One of the first heroes of World War II and was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. His face was even used on a recruitment poster
Who is Doris "Dorie" Miller
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB
Who is Jack "Jackie" Robinson
This man was the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Who is Colin Powell
"No, no, no"--this originally four member group did eventually dwindle, not all of them were "Survivors", however the remaining were some "Independent Women"
What is Destiny's Child?
On Feb. 14, 1867 - this prominent HBCU was organized in Augusta, Ga. The institution was then later moved to Atlanta
What is Morehouse College
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the Army Air Corps to create this flying organization for colored troops
What is the Tuskegee Airmen
This icon is First African-American female billionaire. Academy Award-winner for her international humanitarian efforts. Host of one of the most celebrated and longest-running daytime talk shows in television history
Who is Oprah Whinfrey
The decision of this court case was overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, which abolished slavery and declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens of the United States
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
This mans Jumpman logo is likely more recognizable than the NBA logo’s silhouette of Jerry West.
Who is Michael Jordan
On Feb. 25, 1948 -this Civil Rights Activist was ordained as a Baptist minister
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Father of the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. This man first African-American brigadier general in the Army
Who is Benjamin O. Davis, Sr
The only black women to be CEO of a fortune 500 company (Shes the COO of Starbucks as well)
Who is Rosalind Brewer
By the time this man was nominated to be a Supreme Court justice in 1967, he racked up 29 wins (against just three losses), including his most famous victory, Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 landmark decision that forced public schools to desegregate
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This music producer, songwriter produced all three of Michael Jackson’s iconic albums — Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller — the last of which sold more than 32 million copies in the United States alone.
Who is Quincy Jones
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, this amendment granted African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
In 1918, this troop of African Americans in the 369th Infantry, formerly the 15th Regiment New York Guard were among the most highly decorated upon its return home
Who are the Harlem Hellfighters
This woman was a physicist and mathematician who helped launch the first use of digital electronic computers at NASA. Her wisdom with numbers and accuracy was so highly regarded that her sign-off was paramount for NASA to modernize itself with digital computers.
Who is Katherine Johnson
On Feb. 11, 1990 , this man was released from a South African prison after being detained for 27 years as political prisoner
Who is Nelson Mandela
This 1985 track produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian swept across the world, raking in accolades and revenue and becoming the first single to ever be certified as multi-platinum. Three Grammys, an American Music Award, a People’s Choice Award, and sold over 20 million copies
What is "We Are the World"
On Feb. 14, 1818 - The man known as "The Great Emancipator," was born
Who is Frederick Douglass
This man enlisted in the Navy Reserves on Sept. 15, 1942 and was trained as a fireman apprentice. In 1943 he man participated in a Navy program designed to select and train highly qualified men for commissioning as officers. He then later went to become the first African American Admiral in the Navy
Who is Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
From her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech in Akron, Ohio. This woman was a prominent and frequent speaker on women’s rights and abolition. She gave herself this name in 1843 after becoming a Methodist and began a life of preaching and lecturing
Who is Sojourner Truth
The Pan-African Congress, was organized by this man and had consisted of 57 delegates- -16 from the United States and 14 from Africa as well as others from 16 countries and colonies
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight. His knockout of Germany's Max Schmeling in 1938 made him a national hero
Who is the "Brown Bomber" or Joe Lewis
On Monday, February 1, 1960, at 4:30 p.m., four freshmen sat down at the lunch counter at the local F.W. Woolworth store and ordered coffee and cherry pie.This event is credited with re-igniting the civil rights movement in America
What is the Greensboro sit-in