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This six-time NBA champion took flight with the Chicago Bulls, tried his hand at baseball, then returned to dominate the court once more.
Who is Michael Jordan?
While Jay-Z is the wealthiest male contemporary music artist, this Barbadian is the wealthiest female music artist with a net worth of $1.4 billion.
Who is Rihanna?
This activist protested segregation on buses by sitting in the front, against the rules at the time, as well as advocating for a boycott of the bus system in Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She is one of the most recognizable moguls in media, owning her own media production company called "Harpo Inc." and her own magazine called "O," but she probably most famous for her talk show.
"Who is Oprah (Winfrey)?"
If you are in Baltimore, you can visit the museum for "National Great Blacks in (statues of this kind of material)," showing over 100 lifelike figures from different points in history.
What is wax?
This gravity-defying gymnast has more World Championship medals than any other in history and became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike in competition.
Who is Simone Biles?
This musician has won 13 Grammy awards as a producer, but he's probably "happy" to tell you he is a singer as well
Who is Pharrell Williams?
Famous for leading the Civil Rights movement all the way to D.C., he also was an anti-war advocate during the Vietnam War.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This "Mad" actor, director and filmmaker has made over $1.5 billion dollars from his movie production studios, which are over 6x the size of Walt Disney Co.'s.
Who is Tyler Perry?
Born into slavery in Talbot County in 1818, this abolitionist published a newspaper and wrote a famous autobiography.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
In 1997, this golfer won his first Masters by a record 12 strokes, changing the face of the sport and going on to win 15 major championships.
Who is Tiger Woods?
She rolled down the river of music history with her powerful voice, electrifying performances, and a comeback that crowned her the Queen of Rock & Roll.
Who is Tina Turner?
This Marxist-Leninist Black power group founded in the 1960s was illegally harassed and raided by the FBI, but was ultimately influential in fighting segregation.
Who are the Black Panthers?
The first Black female millionaire, Mary C. J. Walker (b.1867), and billionaire Robyn Fenty (AKA Rihanna), both made a "pretty" penny selling these types of products.
What are cosmetics/beauty products?
This 1800s Maryland scientist was celebrated as a genius of astronomy, agriculture, mathematician, surveyor and almanac maker.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
After leading the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl LVII, this dual-threat quarterback became the highest-paid player in NFL history.
Who is Jalen Hurts?
This Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is known for blending social commentary with intricate lyricism.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This former slave risked her life to guide over 300 people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, earning the nickname "Moses."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The Greenwood District in Tulsa, OK was one of the wealthiest Black communities in the U.S. in 1921, and had this nickname, based on a similar district in New York City.
What is Black Wall Street?
A small house in Maryland that conducted freed slaves on the Underground Railroad was the site of inspiration of this famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that helped turned the tide of public opinion against slavery in the North.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Known for her flashy one-legged racing suits and record-breaking speed, she still holds the women’s 100m and 200m world records set in 1988.
Who is Florence Joyner Griffith?
This legendary pianist born in 1888 is known as the Father of Ragtime, the precursor to jazz.
Who is Scott Joplin?
Founded by W.E.B. DuBois in 1909, this is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States.
What is the NAACP?
From Queens, NY, This entrepreneur founded FUBU, a clothing brand that stands for "For Us, By Us."
Who is Daymond John?
This first Black Supreme Court justice argued successfully for the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, before becoming a justice himself.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?