Music
I Am....Sasha Fierce won this artist six Grammys in 2009.
Beyonce
The first Black player in modern Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in which city?
Washington, D.C.
He's a three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer, an Olympic gold medalist, a prominent civil rights figure who refused the Vietnam War draft, a poet, and a humanitarian known for his activism and unique boxing style.
Muhammad Ali
Currently, how many HBCUs are in Virginia?
5
Which female singer has earned five gold records and is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
First African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in 1894. Also known as "The Peanut Man"
George Washington Carver
Which United States Supreme Court ruling overturned racial segregation laws in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
He was an American track legend who famously won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, directly challenging Adolf Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.
Jesse Owens
This historically Black university was founded in Richmond in 1865 and provided education to newly emancipated slaves immediately following the Civil War
Virginia Union University
Which Motown artist became the youngest musician to top the Billboard Hot 100 at age 13 in 1963.
Stevie Wonder
First African American U.S. Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm
What group of civil rights workers took bus trips through southern states in 1961 to protest illegal bus segregation; leaders Jim Farmer and Jim Peck
Freedom Riders, 1961
He was known for being a tennis trailblazer, becoming the first Black man to win the US Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon singles titles
Arthur Ashe
This Richmond entrepreneur became the first Black woman to charter a bank in the U.S.
Maggie L. Walker
This Virginia Beach-born musician/producer is known for the band N.E.R.D.
Pharrell Williams
The first African American justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967 to 1991.
Thurgood Marshall
King spent time in jail when he challenged the segregation of Alabama. He wrote a famous letter describing the goals and purpose of the movement.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Born in Newport News, she made history at the 2012 London Olympics as the first Black woman and first U.S. gymnast to win both individual all-around and team gold medals in the same year
Gabby Douglas
This enslaved preacher led a major rebellion in Southampton County in 1831.
Nat Turner
Often called "The Mother of Blues", this early twentieth-century artist was known for her gravelly voice and LGBTQ themes, and her story was recently adapted into a 2020 biopic.
Ma Rainey
First African-American to Publish a Book of Poetry
Phillis Wheatley
Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party in 1966?
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
He was a trailblazing civil rights activist and 11-time NBA champion who used his platform to fight racial injustice. He famously boycotted a 1961 game due to segregation, attended the 1963 March on Washington, and supported Muhammad Ali.
Bill Russell
What Richmond neighborhood was known as "Black Wall Street" in the early 1900s, making it a thriving hub for Black businesses, banks, and insurance companies?
Jackson Ward