FAMOUS BLACK WOMEN
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Bronx rapper is known for Bodak Yellow.
Who is Cardi B?
This NASA mathematician's story was told in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
After her arrest, she became a symbol of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted over a year and led to a Supreme Court ruling.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This former First Lady wrote "Becoming".
Who is Michelle Obama?
She sang I Will Always Love You in the Bodyguard.
Who is Whitney Houston?
The first Black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This former enslaved woman became a leading abolitionist and women's right activist and delivered the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
She became the first Black woman Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This singer is known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul."
Who is Mary J. Blige?
She built a hair-care empire and became one of the first self-made Black millionaires in the United States.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
She was a key organizer for the NAACP and played a major role in planning the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Ella Baker?
Known as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This entertainer is a member of Destiny's Child.
Who is Beyonce?
This QFC jurist went to boarding school in Massachusetts.
Who is Judge Gigi N. Parris?
She was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
This journalist and activist led an anti-lynching campaign and helped found the NAACP.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This billionaire media mogul hosts a popular tallk show and owns OWN.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She is known as the "Queen of Disco."
Who is Donna Summer?
This QFC Jurist is a member of a Divine 9 Sorority that was established in 1913.
Who is Judge Tamra Walker?
NASA engineer and scientist who helped develop technology used in space missions.
Who is Mary Jackson?
She co-founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and worked her whole life to improve the lives of Black women and families.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?