Entertainment
Highest rating talk show
What is Oprah
First African American First Lady
Who is Michelle Obama
First female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin
She organized a system to help free slaves known as the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
First African American to be on the cover of Victoria's Secret
Who is Tyra Banks
These sisters are two very well known African American tennis athletes
Who are Venus and Serena Williams or Serena and Venus Williams
First African American to become a Millionaire
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
She refused to surrender her seat at the front of the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
Carter Godwin Woodson
Most awarded female artist of all time. Sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide
Who is Whitney Houston
She broke a record and won the most Grammy's by a female artist in one night
Who is Beyonce Knowles
First African American female astronaut to go to space
Who is Mae Jemison
First African American woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State
Who is Condoleezza Rice
Who became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University?
Richard Theodore Greener
One of the first female vocalists to sing with an all white orchestra
Who is Billie Holiday
Selling over 60 million albums, they were the biggest selling R&B female group of all time
Who is TLC
First African American poet to make an inaugural recitation
Who is Maya Angelou
Helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was married to a very prominent civil rights leader
Who is Coretta Scott King
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become what?
Astronaut
First African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry
She graduated at 16 as valedictorian from Professional Performing Arts School and went on to sell over 30 million albums worldwide
Who is Alicia Keys
First black woman to win an Olympic gold metal
Who is Alice Coachman
The first African American woman to run for president
Who is Shirley Chisholm
What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?
Freedom's Journal