Bonus 1
This Black physicist helped develop the first successful pacemaker.
Otis Boykin
Who was the first Black woman to compete in the Wimbledon tennis tournament?
Althea Gibson
Who was the first Black mayor of the City of Cleveland in 1967?
Carl Stokes
Who was the first Black female pilot?
Bessie Coleman
Who was the first Black astronaut to go into space in 1983?
Guion Bluford
This Black Canadian sprinter won gold in the 100m race at the 1996 Olympics.
Donovan Bailey
Who became the first Black Woman Vice President in the U.S. in 2021?
Kamala Harris
Who co-founded the Underground Railroad in Canada?
Josiah Henson
Who developed a refrigeration system for trucks, revolutionizing food transport?
Frederick McKinley Jones
Who was the first Black NASCAR driver to win the Daytona 500?
Wendell Scott
Who was the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated TV talk show?
Oprah Winfrey
This Black woman was one of NASA's first Black female engineers.
Mary Jackson
What famous poet wrote "Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise?
Maya Angelou
Who was the first Black U.S. Attorney General?
Eric Holder
This singer became the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2018.
Beyonce
Who founded the first black-owned newspaper in North America?
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Who was the first Black artist to paint an official U.S. Presidential portrait?
Kehinde Wiley
This African American woman was the first to run for President of the United States in 1972.
Shirley Chisholm
Robert Johnson
This African American entrepreneur became the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S. by selling hair care products.
Madam C.J. Walker