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Who is Michael Jordan?
This singer and actress, known for her role in "The Bodyguard" and hits like "I Will Always Love You," was one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This beloved author, known for works such as "Beloved", won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, becoming the first African American woman to do so.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This filmmaker, known for his powerful movies about race in America, won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for "BlacKkKlansman" in 2019.
Who is Spike Lee?
John Purdy's incredibly useful invention is used in picnics and school graduations everywhere.
What is a folding chair?
This heavyweight boxing champion was known for his infamous "Rumble in the Jungle" match against George Foreman in 1974.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This singer, known for hits like "Respect" and "Think" was known as the "Queen of Soul" and was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This lawyer and civil rights advocate argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court in 1954.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Jordan Peele wrote and directed these 3 iconic psychological horror movies as hit after he transitioned from his career in sketch comedy.
What are Get Out, Us, & Nope?
Summer just wouldn’t be the same without Lonnie Johnson’s invention. Johnson was an Aerospace Engineer for NASA who’ happened to invent this popular children’s toy.
What is the Super Soaker?
This track and field athlete won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics in Rome and later became an advocate for civil rights.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This pop diva is the the most-awarded and most nominated (tied alongside her husband) artist in Grammy history.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter?
Bonus +50: How many grammys has she won?
This racially motivated massacre of black people and the destruction of a black town took place during the January 1923 in, Florida, United States.
What was the Rosewood Massacre?
This producer/ director has been in the media industry for decades and has written, directed, and even starred in many of his films. He even has a studio named after him in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tyler Perry
Everyone and their dog can thank George Washington Carver for the invention of this yummy spread.
What is peanut butter?
This baseball player broke Babe Ruth's record for most career home runs in 1974.
Who is Hank Aaron?
This artist is known for his lavish performances and dance routines in his music videos. He is commonly known as the “King of Pop” for his major contribution to the music genre.
Michael Jackson
This march took place in Selma, Alabama and was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965. This march took place to protest for African Americans rights to vote, this is also known as “Bloody Sunday”
March on Selma
This actor has been in many blockbuster such as “Training Day” and “Malcolm X.” He is known as one of the best actors in modern time and has won 2 Oscars and 2 golden globe awards.
George Crum was working as a chef at a resort in New York. A customer sent his dish of french fries back to the kitchen, claiming that they weren’t good. In a moment of frustration, this popular food was invented
What are Potato Chips?
This young gymnast became the first African American in history to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This artist has skills in playing multiple instruments but is mostly known for playing the piano. He is regarded as a musical “genius” mainly for his STRONG sense for music and his ability to play the piano without his sense of sight.
Ray Charles/ Stevie Wonder
This prominent street in Tulsa, Oklahoma contained some of the most successful black businesses in American history. But due to a conflicting relationship between the black and white citizens of Tulsa, these establishments were destroyed in the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921.
Black Wallstreet
This actress has starred and directed in multiple films. She has been in many successful films in both black and American culture. She is the first and only African American woman to win an Oscar for best actress.
Halle Berry
She was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair, which paved the way for modern black care that we know today.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?