Entertainment
Born in raised in West Philadelphia
Life got twist-turned upside down
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith
First Black man appointed to the supreme court
Thurgood Marshall
First African American to earn a degree
Mary Frances Early
Known for refusing to get up on a bus during the 1950's
Rosa Parks
Who played Marvel's Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman (R.I.P.)
The successor to Peter Parker
Miles Morales
The movement is known as the revival of black art in New York in the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
The first two Black students who enrolled at UGA
Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter
First Black president
Barack Obama
Who directed "Us" & "Get Out"
Jordan Peele
Gerald
Known as the first reputable Black fashion designer
Ann Lowe
What does a C.A. stand for? Both Abbreviations
C.L.A.S.S Advocate = Continuing the Legacy of African American Student Success
Famous boxer who lived with Parkinson's disease
The controversial syrup public figure of Quaker Oats
Aunt Jemima
Starred in the movie-adaption of Fences (2016) as the father
Denzel Washington
Revolutionary war event that caused the first American & African American death
Boston Massacre
The forced removal of several Black families in order to create new resident halls.
Linnentown
First Black woman to be in congress
Shirley Chisholm
Who invented the modern traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Has starred in movies like School Daze, The Color Purple, and the sitcom Black-ish.
Laurence Fishburne
Which Caribbean country revolted to gain its independence in 1791?
Haiti
What school did Richard Graham teach?
School of Music
Who said "If there is no struggle, there is no progress"
Frederick Douglass
Poet who had a profound impact on the Harlem Renaissance. Their work included: The Weary Blues, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, and Harlem
Langston Hughes