Music
Her smooth sound classified her as the "Queen of Soul".
Aretha Franklin
J.J. Walker played this character in the TV show "Good Times"
J.J. Evans
This transgender woman started the gay liberation movement in 1969
Marsha P. Johnson
The greatest American Boxer who "floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee"
Mohammed Ali
Martin Luther King Jr
Murder Inc Labeled her the "Princess of R&B".
Ashanti
He was the first Bahamian American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
The first African American elected to be President of the United States of America
Barack Obama
1st African American Gymnast to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of a slave. I rise I rise I rise
Maya Angelou
1st African American to win a Grammy in 1958
Ella Fitzgerald
He was the creator of the cartoon Fat Albert
Bill Cosby
What was the name of the organization founded by Martin Luther King Jr.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
She has won 23 Grand Slams and shares 4 Olympic medals with her sister
Serena Williams
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating, it is just plain wrong
Mohammed Ali
1st Rap duo to win a Grammy award in 1989
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
Who is the executive Producer and Head Writer for Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and Private Practice
Shonda Rhimes
In 1954 the civil rights movement gained momentum when the United States Supreme Court made segregation illegal in public schools in this case
Brown vs. Board Education
NFL athlete who demonstrated his activism on the field by kneeling during the National Anthem
Colin Kaepernick
I don't want a Black History Month. Black History is American History.
Morgan Freeman
This athlete and singer starred in a music video for the movie "Space Jam"
Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan
The voice of Princess Tiana was a graduate of Bloomfield High School
Anika Noni Rose
She was the cofounder and Vice chair of the Freedom Democratic Party
Fannie Lou Hamer
This Hartford High School Graduate played for the NY Knicks
Marcus Camby
I never run my train off track and I've never lost a passenger
Harriet Tubman