Politicians
She was the first African American woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, and the first African American and the first woman to serve as the President’s National Security Advisor.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
A dedicated teacher in a racially divided Los Angeles school has a class of at-risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning. She assigns reading material that relates to their lives and encourages them all to keep journals.
What is Freedom Writers?
Founded by Barry Gordy in 1959, this company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation and cultivated the careers of music greats such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
What is Motown Records?
A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul" and "Soul Brother No. 1".
Who is James Brown?
Also a social activist and philanthropist, he was the first boxer to win the world heavyweight championship three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
In 1993, this Illinois native became (and still is, to date) the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate.
Who is Carol Braun?
A mom sends his son away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian in Bel-Air.
What is the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This event lasted five days and left 43 dead and 467 injured; it is reputed to have deepened the divide between whites and blacks in Detroit, instigate a frantic spike in “white flight” out of the city, and created extremist groups within each racial group.
What is the 1967 Riots?
She was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
He broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
In 1998, he became the first African American general in the United States Army.
Who is Benjamin Oliver Davis?
Set in the 1980s, it is a dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York such as the ball culture world and the downtown social and literary scene.
What is Pose?
This Detroit native refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Alabama, which spurred a nation-wide effort to end segregation of public facilities.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Born in Compton, He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most important and influential rappers of his generation.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
An American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men's major championships and also holds numerous golf records.
Who is Tiger Woods?
In 1967, he became the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South.
What is 12 Years A Slave?
In 1974, he was elected as the first black mayor of Detroit.
Who is Coleman Young?
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. Was also part of "Destiny's Child".
Who is Beyonce?
American professional tennis player and former world No. 1. She has won 23 major singles titles, the most by any man or woman in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This foreign policy advisor became the first African American woman to serve as an ambassador to the United Nations.
Who is Susan Rice?
Three brilliant African-American women that work at NASA, that contribute a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.
What is Hidden Figures?
He delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech first in Detroit, before taking it to Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of music.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Often regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, which has resulted in frequent comparisons to Michael Jordan.
Who is Lebron James?