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Known for her role as Rue in "Euphoria," this actress became the youngest person to win two Emmy Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
Who is Zendaya?
This singer, known as the “Queen of Soul,” made history as the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This was the year Barack Obama was elected as the first Black president of the United States.
What is 2008?
In 1948, this baseball player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier, becoming the first Black player to play in the modern era of the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed” is a famous quote from this civil rights leader.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This "Black Panther" star became the first posthumous winner of a Golden Globe for Best Actor.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This animated film, featuring an all-Black lead cast, became Disney’s first to showcase a Black protagonist.
What is Soul?
This was the year the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, banning segregation in public places and employment discrimination based on race.
What is 1964?
This was the first Black woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, achieving the historic feat in 1929.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
"By any means necessary" was a powerful statement made by this civil rights leader in 1964.
Who is Malcolm X?
This actress and comedian was the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Insecure.
Who is Issa Rae?
This director became the first Black filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, thanks to his critically acclaimed horror film.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This was the year Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking a city-wide boycott.
What is 1955?
This woman became the first Black congresswoman in U.S. history when she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
In her 1992 speech at Spelman College, this legendary author and activist told graduates, “Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.”
Who is Dr. Maya Angelou?
This legendary actor has won two Academy Awards, including one for his role as a corrupt detective in Training Day, making him the second Black actor to win Best Actor in Oscar history.
Who is Denzel Washington?
This artist became the youngest solo artist to ever reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 at just 13 years old.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This was the year enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation—leading to the holiday known as Juneteenth.
What is 1865?
This was the first Black person to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895, and he became a leader in the civil rights movement.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This radical activist and scholar wrote, “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
Who is Angela Davis?
This EGOT-winning actress and TV host made history as the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1986.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
This iconic jazz musician composed the score for A Love Supreme and helped shape modern jazz with his innovative saxophone techniques.
Who is John Coltrane?
This was the year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is 1954?
This man became the first Black Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history, serving from 1967 to 1991.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This anti-lynching activist and journalist stated, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Who is Ida B. Wells?