Black History
This person started Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson
This person was considered the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
This person wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Maya Angelou
This movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off the ground
Hidden Figures
This holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black people who were enslaved in the US.
Juneteenth
The first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
The first Black Scientist to invent peanut butter
George Washington Carver
Who are the first, last, and only line of defense... and they dress in black?
Men in Black
This is what HBCU stands for
Historically Black College and University
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
This R&B legend was killed by their father over a dispute about money.
Marvin Gaye
She was the first African American child to attend an "whites only" school
Ruby Bridges
This movie explores how Black bodies and culture are stolen and purchased by people who love aspects of Black culture
Get out
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip-Hop
This amendment in the US Constitution abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction?
13th amendment
She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress
Halle Berry
Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand
Famous Amos
Two agent brothers transform into blonde, white sisters
White Chicks
The first black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
BET (Black Entertainment Television)
The first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Sidney Poitier
This person is famously known for saying, "You get a car! You get a car! and you get a car!"
Oprah Winfrey
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb
Madame CJ Walker
A man named Ken Carter returns to his old high school in Richmond, California, to get the basketball team into shape
Coach Carter
Was a landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that outlawed state laws banning interracial marriage
Loving v Virginia