Medicine
The first Black woman in the US to earn an MD
Who was Dr. Rebecca Crumpler?
NASA's First Female African American Engineer
Who was Mary W. Jackson?
Transgender activist who founded STAR and STAR House
Who was Marsha P. Johnson?
The first black composer nominated for an Academy Award in 1968
Who is Quincy Jones?
The lead scientist who developed the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
Who is Dr. Kissmekia Corbett?
Considered the "father of blood banking"
Who was Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
Invented the Laserphaco Probe to improve the treatment of cataracts and became the first Black female physician to receive a medical patent for the device
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
Known for showing the world what it means to be black and dealt with issues in civil rights, poverty, and glamour photagraphy
Who was Gordon Parks?
The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Who was Arethra Franklin?
The youngest inaugural poet in US history
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Invented the Elderberry gastrobiopsy scope, “the first direct vision suction instrument for removing diseased tissue from the stomach for microscopic examination"
Who was Dr. Leonidas Berry?
Established the Flying Back Medics, a group of medical professionals who flew from Chicago to Cairo, Illinois to provide medical care and supplies to impoverished black residents who otherwise had no such care
Who was Dr. Leonidas Berry?
Involved in Stonewall
Who were Marsha P. Johnson and/or Miss Major Griffin-Gracy?
First African American Woman in Congress
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
The first person to get the COVID-19 Vaccine outside of trial
Who is Sandra Lindsay?
The first African American to complete an ophthalmology residency program in the United States
Who was Dr. Patricia Bath?
Fought against blood segregation by race in the Red Cross
Who was Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
Co-founded the Gay Liberation Front which supports sexual liberation
Painted the first representation of an African American and first painting by an African American in the presidential portrait collection
Who is Kehinde Wiley?
The first National Youth Poet Laureate
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Cared for freed slaves who had no access to medical care
Who was Dr. Rebecca Crumpler?
Became Langley’s Federal Women’s Program Manager where she pioneered improved hiring practices and internal promotion of women at NASA pursuing STEM careers
Who was Mary W. Jackson?
Executive director of Trans Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project
Who was Miss Major Griffin-Gracy?
Known as the “theater’s poet of Black America”
Who was Augst Wilson?
The name of the poem from the inauguration
What is "The Hill We Climb"?
Read by Amanda Gorman