Agents of the Day
Our most recent Agent of the Day. This person was the youngest poet to perform at an Inauguration at the age of 22.
Who is...Amanda Gorman?
A 90's sitcom focused on the journey of Will Smith moving from West Philadelphia to live with his well off family in Bel-Air, California.
What is...The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, sparking a bus boycott in this U.S. city.
What is...Montgomery, Alabama?
Known as the "King of Pop," this singer is the top selling Black musician of all time with hits like "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Man in the Mirror."
Who is...Michael Jackson?
This food cuisine originated in the Deep South and is one of the most popular food forms developed in the U.S.
What is...Soul Food?
A heavy-weight boxing champion, who also recorded an album of spoken word poetry.
Who is...Muhammad Ali?
A Disney Channel show set in San Francisco with main character Raven Baxter, a physic teenager looking to make her visions come true.
What is...That's So Raven?
This positive decision came from the Brown vs. Board of Education court case and impacted Black children in America.
What is...integration of public schools?
Born in Akron, Ohio, this NBA player is regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time, being the youngest player to score 40 points in a game.
Who is...LeBron James?
This artist is known as the "Godfather of Soul" and spent some time in Cincinnati with the record company King Records. (Hint: You can find a huge mural of him on your way to Peaslee!)
Who is...James Brown?
The first Black Congresswoman elected to the U.S Senate and the first Black woman to run for the U.S. presidency.
Who is...Shirley Chisholm?
An animated Disney show following the life of Penny Proud and her family as she navigates every day life of being a teenager.
What is...The Proud Family?
This Civil Rights organization played, and still plays, a major role in fighting for equal rights for Blacks in America.
What is...the NAACP?
This actor was the main star in the Marvel movie Black Panther.
Who is...Chadwick Boseman?
This Black entrepreneur became the first woman self-made millionaire from her extremely successful business of selling Black haircare products.
Who is...Madame CJ Walker?
Sued Coney Island to allow Black families into the amusement park and was elected as Cincinnati's first Black Woman City Council Member and Vice Mayor.
Who is...Marian Spencer?
An animated show about 7-year old Dottie "Doc" McStuffins who decides she wants to become a doctor and practices by fixing her toys and dolls.
What is...Doc McStuffins?
This campaign spent the summer of 1964 with thousands of volunteers registering as many Black residents as possible to vote in Mississippi. (Fun Fact: The training for this campaign happened in Oxford, Ohio at Miami University!)
What is...Freedom Summer?
This American TV host started out as the first Black woman to anchor the nightly news at age 19 and eventually became the host of the highest rated daytime talk show in history.
Who is...Oprah Winfrey?
What American city is regarded as the birthplace of hip hop/rap music?
What is...The Bronx/New York City, New York?
Who is...Bayard Rustin?
What is...Family Matters?
This demonstration was started by young college students in North Carolina with the hopes of integrating segregated lunch counters.
What is...Greensboro Sit Ins?
The first, and so far only, Black woman to be named Best Actress at the Oscars in 2002.
Who is...Halle Berry?
Our first Black woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, attended this Historically Black College & University (HBCU) in Washington D.C.
What is...Howard University?