Black "Firsts"
The first Black president
Who is Barack Obama (2009)
"I have a dream."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This pop artist is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles
Known as the King of Pop.
Who is Micheal Jackson
Month long celebration of Black history that takes place in February.
What is Black History Month
The first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson (1947)
"Float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956
Who is Rosa Parks
Pop, funk, folk, and rock musical legend known for his song "Purple Rain".
Who is Prince
Summer holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved peoples.
What is Juneteenth
The first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.
Who is Tiger Woods
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Who is Toni Morrison
This Black singer is the most award winning female artist of all time.
Who is Whitney Houston
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. The Board of Education
This talk show host became the first African American female Billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
"A man who stands for nothing, will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
Best known for being the first Black child to attend an all white school and her work in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Ruby Bridges
He was a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He is credited with making the NBA internationally known.
Who is Michael Jordan
Similar to MLK Jr., this Civil Rights Activist combined religious and political action in his fight for racial equality.
Who is Malcolm X
The first Black woman to win an Oscar for "best actress"
Who is Halle Berry (2001)
"I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman
First African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin
Founded in 2013, this organization's mission is to end white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
What is the Black Lives Matter movement