Inventors
This person invented The Almanac.
Who is Benjamin Banneker
This famous baseball player has the second highest home runs at 755.
Who is Henry (Hank) Aaron?
This famous superhero grew up in Wakanda
Who is Black Panther?
This famous author wrote the book Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This woman was the first to create a line of cosmetics and hair products aimed at black consumers.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This famous boxer had 37 knockouts and renounced his birth name of Clay because it was his slave name
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This famous actor stars in roles such as Hitch, Bad Boys, and Pursuit of Happiness
Who is Will Smith?
This author wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Meale Hurston?
Active in the early civil rights movement, he is best known for his invention in 1914 of the safety hood and smoke detector.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Michael Jordan, a famous baskebtall player for the bulls also held this nickname.
Who is Air Jordan?
This famous actor said this quote to his football team. "If we don't come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don't care if you like each other or not, but you will respect each other."
Who is Denzel Washington?
This African American Activist founded The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who is W.E.B Dubois?
This person created the hand mill for grinding corn.
Who is George Peake?
In 1980, Willie Davenport and Jeff Gadley were the first two African Americans to participate in this sport in the Winter Olympics.
What is Bobsledding?
This famous African American actor won the first academy award.
Who is Hattier McDaniel?
This famous author's novel Same Name was later created into a film called "If Beale Street Could Talk."
Who is James Baldwin?
This physicist was credited with 20 inventions with his best known innovation being an X-ray spectrometer.
Who is George Edward Alcorn JR?
This famous basketball player also was the first African American coach in professional sports
Who is Bill Russell?
This African American woman played the first lead role in a television drama
Who is Nichelle Nichols?
This author is known for her autobiographical novel, I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing.
Who is Maya Angelo?