Music Artists
This Music Artist has recently preformed in the Super bowl
Rihanna
The first Black Superhero in a major film and won several MTV movie awards in the same year
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
He created 300 different uses for peanuts
George Washington Carver
Number 1 point leader of all time in the NBA with 38,411 points ever scored
Lebron James
Has released four albums and several mixtapes, and has appeared in over 60 tv appearances
Childish Gambino
This Artist has 11 Grammy nominations. Won for best rap song ( Alright ).
Kendrick Lamar
They were the first African actor/actress to win the Best Supporting actor/actress award.
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?
Assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School and was a key scientist in discovering the Covid-19 vaccine
Kizzmekia Corbett
Holds the most major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined among all active tennis players.
Serena Williams
Has appeared in over 40 TV appearances and has modeled since the age of 14
Zendaya
This Artist has won 25 awards out of 66 nominations including 14 Grammy Award nominations.
SZA
The first actress of color to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and just recently reached EGOT status.
Who is Viola Davis?
Person contributing to the research that established Pluto as a dwarf planet and featured in many Tv series
Nell DeGrasse Tyson
Has appeared in three Super Bowls: LVI, LV, and LVII and has won 2
Patrick Mahomes
American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space
Mae Jemison
This Artist is a singer, songwriter and rapper. Has two successful albums and a Grammy winner.
Frank Ocean
The first black writer in the 90-year history of the Academy Awards to win an Oscar for best original screenplay.
Who is Jordan Peele?
American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Katherine Johnson
Has won over 56 professional wins in his boxing career and is considered the greatest of all time.
Muhammad Ali
Has won two Grammy Awards, three BET Hip Hop Awards, a BRIT Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.
Tyler the Creator
This Artist has won 29 MTV Video Music Awards, making her the most-awarded artist in the award show history.
Beyonce
This director is the first African American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget with Disney.
Who is Ava DuVernay?
First African-American woman to earn a Bachelor's Degree
Mary Jane Patterson
On April 15, 1947, he broke the decades-old “colour line” of Major League Baseball when he appeared on the field for the National League Brooklyn Dodgers in a game against the Boston Braves
Jackie Robinson
Has also worked as a stand-up comedian and is ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
Eddie Murphy