Holidays
Federal holiday that celebrates the African American activist known for the "I have a dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Revolutionary author known for Beloved, Sula, and the Bluest Eye.
Toni Morrison
The First African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
Created the traffic light
Garrett Morgan
The Queen
Beyonce
Holiday commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery on June 19th, 1865.
Juneteenth
Etta James
Freed Slave who taught himself how to read and wrote his own autobiography.
Frederick Douglass
Creation of security alarms
Edwins Holmes
Word for beautiful black skin
Melanin
The month of celebration of African Americans and their culture.
February
The first African American Vice President of the United States.
Kamala Harris
African American actor famous for movies such as Black Panther and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Chadwick Boseman
Mailbox
Philip Downing
Collection of African American Greek organizations.
National Pan Hellenic Council
Holiday celebrating African American Love
February 13th
African American talk show host who owns her own network
Oprah Winfrey
Famous Jazz pianist, known for his cartoon in Big Mouth
Duke Ellington
Super Soaker
Lonnie Johnson
First black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
Religious holiday celebrating African Heritage that lasts a week
Kwanza
First African American First Lady.
Michelle Obama
First African American Secretary of State for George W. Bush
Colin Powell
Alexander Miles
Elevator Doors
Jessie Owens
African American track runner that was in the Olympics