African American Firsts
He became the 1st African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
In 2002, she became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress. She won the award for her role as Leticia in the romantic drama “Monster’s Ball.”
Who is Halle Berry?
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With the help of African Americans and white Liberals, on February 12, 1909, the nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization was born.
What is NAACP?
In 2009, she was the first Black Disney princess in the children’s movie, “The Princess and the Frog,”
Who is Princess Tiana?
In 2017, He was the 1st Hip-Hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He also holds the record for most Grammy awards won by a rapper, with 23.
Who is Jay Z?
She was one of the first black students to be accepted to and receive a Bachelor's Degree at East Texas State University. Formerly known as Gee Library is now named after her.
Who is Velma K. Waters?
At 6 years old, She became the 1st African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This female rapper and actress became the first woman in hip-hop history to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Who is Queen Latifah?
This man launched Negro History Week in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. This concept was later expanded into Black History Month.
Who is Carter g. Woodson?
In 2018, She became the first Black woman to headline Coachella.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
This song spent 20 weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 making it the longest- running number 1 song of all time.
What is Old Town Road?
He was one of the first black students to be accepted to and receive a Master's Degree at East Texas State University. Formerly known as Gee Lake is now named after him.
Who is Charles S. Garvin?
This woman Became the 1st black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
This artist has the record for the longest charting song by a female rapper with her song “Truth Hurts”
Who is Lizzo?
This civil rights activist best known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "The First Lady of Civil Rights" and "The Mother of the Freedom Movement".
Who is Rosa Parks?
In 2020, she became the first Black, South Asian American woman to become Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Also sometimes Known as “The King of Pop”, He became the first solo artist to score four Top 10 hits from one album.
Who is Michael Jackson?
In 1969, She became the first black homecoming Queen. She later became a charter member of the Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Who is Glenda McKissic Baylor?
This man became the 1st African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
In 1986, she became the first Black female host of a national daily talk show and became the first Black female billionaire in the United States in 2003.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This organization set the pace by being the first black intercollegiate Greek fraternity in the nation.
What is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc?
In 2018, He became the First Black screenwriter to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. “Get Out” was nominated in several categories.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This artist hold the record for the longest charting- album by a female rapper in history with her debut album “Invasion of Privacy”
Who is Cardi B?
He became the 1st black professor and first black professor emeritus of East Texas State University. In 2017, Hall of Languages was renamed after him.
Who is Dr. David A Talbot?
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She became the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969. Today, she is the 1st Black woman featured on US quarters.
Who is Maya Angelou?
In 1940, She became the first Black woman to win an Oscar by winning the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in “Gone With the Wind,”
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This man made history by photographing Beyoncé for Vogue's September 2018 cover—the first Black person to do so in the magazine's 128-year history.
Who is Tyler Mitchell?
While many artists are rock pioneers, His is universally known as the first to set the blueprint.
Who is Chuck Berry?
He became the 1st black administer on campus. He also was a leader in the Commerce community by becoming the first black person to become apart of City Council.
Who is Ivory Moore?