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She was a British-Jamaican businesswoman and nurse who set-up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War. Coming from a tradition of Jamaican and West African "doctresses", she used herbal remedies to nurse soldiers back to health. She was posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 1871
Who is Mary Jane Seacole?
100
He was a Jamaican-born physician who immigrated to the United Kingdom, where he campaigned against racial prejudice and established the League of Coloured Peoples in 1931 with the support of the Quakers.
Who is Harold Arundel Moody?
100
He is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Who is Usain Bolt?
100
She is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
100
The famous black doctor of Paddington and WWI local hero. He was a gifted doctor, respected and trusted by his many patients. Originally from Trinidad, he graduated with a medical degree from Edinburgh University in 1899.
Who is John Alcindor?
200
She is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress, who released her first album, The B-Funk, in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released eight studio albums. She is widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers.
Who is Beverley Knight?
200
Born on March 1959 is a Nigerian poet and novelist. He is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions, and has been compared favorably to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez. In 1991, he won the Booker Prize with his novel The Famished Road.
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Who is Ben Okri?
200
He is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.
Who is Pelé?
200
This 29-year-old woman recently made history when she won Olympic gold in the 500-meter, becoming the first Black woman to medal in speedskating.
Who is Erin Jackson?
200
She is a Jamaican-born Canadian ecologist known for her work on the mating habits of spiders, in particular spiders belonging to the Latrodectus species.
Who is Maydianne Andrade?
300
African American gymnast to win a gold medal in women's all-around event at the 2012 Olympic Games
Who is Gabby Douglas?
300
The movie Roots tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in America and was written by this author.
Who is Alexander Haley?
300
This group of warm weather athletes made such an impact in the 1988 Winter Olympics that a movie titled Cool Runnings was based off of their true story in 1993.
Who is the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team?
300
The American-born entertainer and civil rights activist who first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, was given France's highest honor when she was inducted into the French Pantheon, the nation's mausoleum of heroes.
Who is Josephine Baker?
300
African American inventor who created the 3 position traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan?
400
She is a Welsh singer whose career began in the mid-1950s, and is well known both for her powerful voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979).
Who is Shirley Bassey?
400
Born in the 1860s he is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer in the world. Though not the first black player outright – the amateurs Robert Walker, of Queen's Park, and Scotland international player, Andrew Watson, predate him.
Who is Arthur Warton?
400
She is a French retired competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World silver medalist, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion.
Who is Surya Bonaly?
400
The first black female Secretary of State in the U.S.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
Rice served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 20th national security advisor from 2001 to 2005.
400
He developed and promoted over 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm.
Who is George Washington Carver?
500
She is a British model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognizable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press.
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Who is Noami Campbell?
500
More than 75 years after he raced at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he is still seen as a national hero, having become the first person ever to win four gold medals at one time in Olympic track history.
Who is Jesse Owens?
500
This former javelin thrower, was born in Jamaica in 1956 but grew up in Wolverhampton. She was the first black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who is Tessa Sanderson?
She went to her first Olympic Game in 1976 and her last 20 years later in Atlanta, where she became the second track and field athlete in history to compete at six Olympic Games.
500
This South African comedian replaced John Stewart as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" in 2015
Who is Trevor Noah?
500
He invented the telegraph
Who is Granville T. Woods?
