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African-American that led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships.
Who is Michael Jordan?
A blind American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. A virtual one-man band, his use of synthesizers and further electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of R&B.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 Inauguration ceremony and was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Founder and engineer of the underground railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Prominent Black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
In 2003 she became the first African American to win a Career Grand Slam in tennis.
Who is Serena Williams?
A twentieth-century African-American jazz trumpet player and singer. His nickname, "Satchmo," was short for "Satchel Mouth." His career spanned five decades and was celebrated for his trumpet solos and the gravelly voice in which he sang songs such as "Hello, Dolly" and "It's a Wonderful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote "My People".
Who is Langston Hughes?
An American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement (1929-1968). Helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
First Black man to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, encouraged Black folks to resist systems of segregation and discrimination, helped create NAACP in 1910.
Who is W.E.B DuBois?
An American artistic gymnast with a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. Is the most decorated American gymnast and the world's third most decorated gymnast.
Who is Simone Biles?
An American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist (1942-2018). She found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs include "Respect" and "Chain of Fools."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
An American television producer, screenwriter, and author, best known as the showrunner of the television drama Grey's Anatomy and the political thriller series Scandal.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
Who is Sojourner Truth?
The first college for Black women in the U.S., founded by Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles in Atlanta, GA.
What is Spelman College?
A Jamaican former sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. An eight-time Olympic gold medallist and the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016).
Who is Usain Bolt?
An American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Who is Marvin Gaye?
An American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the first African-American to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting." Known for her roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
Who is Viola Davis?
Is a Black American author, speaker, and activist known for her involvement in anti-racism work. She founded the Loveland Foundation.
Who is Rachel Cargle?
This African-American Student was the first to integrate New Orleans Public Schools.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
Who is Jesse Owens?
An American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer of the vocal group, _______ and the Bluebelles. After their hit song, "Lady Marmalade," the group became the first African-American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
Who is Patti LaBelle?
The youngest and first Black American Poet Laureate.
Who is Rita Dove?
A Nigerian-American writer. She is the author of NYT Best Seller "So You Want to Talk About Race" and has written for The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium, and The Establishment.
Who is Ijeoma Oluo?
A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1916 and has been called the "father of Black history". In February 1926 he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week", the precursor of Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?