Journalism
Harpo Productions was founded by this notable African American female television host.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Developed a line of natural hair products and cosmetic creams.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
What is activism?
First African American to play in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
"If you are afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail."
Who is Kobe Bryant?
This television journalist won 19 Emmy Awards over his entire career.
Who is Ed Bradley?
The first Black woman in space.
Who is Dr. Mae Carol Jemison?
The city where a civil rights protest that started in 1960, when young Black college students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service.
What is Greensboro, North Carolina?
He batted with a certain "air" for the Birmingham Barons baseball team.
Who is Michael Jordan?
"When they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama?
The first African American person to solo anchor NBC Nightly News.
Who is Lester Holt?
She invented the model of the Earth on which the GPS is based.
Who is Gladys West?
An African American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district and he was one of the leaders of the protest for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. Need another clue? His initials are J.L.
Who is John Lewis?
The event and year that African American track star, Jesse Owens, set a new world record and won four of the sports most prestigious awards.
1936 Olympics
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Who is Nelson Mandela?
An African American journalist, television newscaster, and author who worked on PBS and hosted several shows including Washinton Week in Review and PBS News Hour.
Who is Gwen Ifill?
This Black male artist grew up in Oxnard, California. Currently, he lives and works in Los Angeles and his paintings depict racial inequality, homelessness, poverty, and the importance of family and community.
Who is Henry Taylor?
This member-led organization "matters" because their mission is to build local power and to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities, especially violence against Black men.
What is Black Lives Matter?
Host of the sports show "First Take".
Who is Stephen A. Smith?
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Co-founder of the NAACP and part-owner of The Memphis Free Speech newspaper.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
An environmental scientist and activist, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her persistent struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation.
Who was Wangari Maathai?
An African American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host, politician and founder of the National Action Network.
Who is Al Sharpton?
A former NFL player turned civil rights activist who studied at the University of Nevada.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
"We did not come here to fear the future, we came to shape it."
Who is Barack Obama?