MUSIC ARTISTS
Nicknamed First Lady Of Song, this was the first African American singer.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald ?
He was the first black person to win a Nobel Prize
"After seeking treatment for hair loss, she developed the “Walker system” and sold her homemade products directly to black women."
This Woman had starred in the movie The Help as Minny Jackson
Who is Octavia Spencer ?
This man was the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society
Who is William Lloyd Garrison ?
He was the first black AFRICAN to win a Nobel Prize
Who Is Albert Lutuli
This man was an inventor and draftsman best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone.
Know for playing the hit song "Isn't She Lovely" this man has been blinded an eye disorder he had gotten at birth
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize with her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel.
This man is known for developing hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans.
She plays Deloris Van Cartier in the movie "Sister Act".
This singer died on April 21, 2016. This left many people devastated, at his funeral almost everything was purple.
This woman was the first black person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
The emancipation proclamation was released on this day
What is January 1, 1863?
Who is Wole Soyinka
This African American had developed a type of lockable, forged-metal container.
Who is Tyler Perry?