Black Excellence Now
The 44th President of the United States Who Served 8 Years In Office.
Who is Barack Obama?
This 1964 law ended segregation in public places and employment discrimination on the basis of identity.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
"When they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama?
Ella Fitzgerald
American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest" he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She's the first Female African/Asian American to serve as the United States Vice President?
Who is Kamala Harris?
President Abraham Lincoln freed millions of enslaved people when he issued this on January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
"I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
She was the first black female U.S. Representative for the state of New York from 1969–1983.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
A media executive, philanthropist, actress, talk show host, tv producer, and North America's 1st Black Millionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks?
“Essentially, to be anti-racist is to admit when we’re being racist.”
Who is Professor Ibram Kendi?
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
He was an African American Baptist minister who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
"What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Who is Tina Turner?
An advocate for equal rights, she encouraged young African Americans to fly after doing it herself. She dreamed of opening a black aviation school and refused to participate in air shows that didn't allow blacks to attend.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Which fourteen-year-old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till?
A political activist, he was the first to kneel during the national anthem at the start of the NFL games in the protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
A group of African American leaders joined together to form a new permanent civil rights organization.
What is the National Association For The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
"I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint."
Who is Rodney King?
For her performance in "Gone With The Wind", she won the first Oscar awarded to an African American woman.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
He made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver