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This basketball legend is know as "Air Jordan"
Who is Michael Jordan?
He is known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
He was the first African American President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
He voiced the character Mufasa in The Lion King.
Who is James Earl Jones?
He invented the traffic signal and the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan?
She became the first gymnast to land a triple-double and has multiple Olympic gold medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
She sang “Respect” and is known as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, helping ignite the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She starred in The Color Purple and has her own famous talk show and she now has a net worth over 3.2 billion dollars
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She created hair-care products and became the first Black woman millionaire in the U.S.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This boxer was famous for saying "I am the greatest and was born Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This artist helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream with hits like “Rapper’s Delight.”
What is The Sugarhill Gang?
This famous leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
He played Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
He improved the lightbulb filament, making bulbs last longer.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She became the youngest solo artist to have a No. 1 hit with “Foolish.”
Who is Ashanti?
She became the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
His is the character from the aminated movie Spider-man
Who is Mile Morales?
This NASA mathematician helped send astronauts to the Moon and was featured in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She became the first Black woman to win all four major tennis tournaments in a single year (the “Grand Slam”) in 1957–58.
Who is Althea Gibson?
He was a jazz trumpet legend, famous for “What a Wonderful World.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
He argued the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which ended school segregation, before becoming a Supreme Court Justice himself.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This filmmaker became the first African American to own his own major TV and movie studio.
Who is Tyler Perry?
He created over 50 inventions, including the automatic lubricator that led to the phrase “the real McCoy.”
Who is Elijah McCoy?