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?
A member-led organization whose mission really "matters" and fights against violence inflicted on Black communities especially Black men.
What is Black Lives Matter?
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 n which the GPS is based.
Who is Gladys West?
The city and state where a civil rights protest took place in 1960 when young African American 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?
She is a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and for NBA games on NBC and ESPN.
Who is Lisa Salters?
"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?
He led over 600 peaceful, orderly protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The intent was to march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the need for voting rights in the state. Currently, he represents Georgia's 5th district in Congress. Need another clue? His initials are J.L.
Who is John Lewis?
Host of the 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?