General History
This holiday celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865.
Juneteenth
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson
This N.W.A member became a successful solo artist and actor, famously starring in Boyz n the Hood, while continuing to address social issues in his music.
Ice Cube
He became the first African American President of the United States in 2008.
Barack Obama
This 2000 sports film starring Denzel Washington tells the story of a high school football team overcoming racial tensions in Virginia.
Remember The Titans
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
Plessy v. Ferguson
This tennis superstar has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Serena Williams
Before Beyoncé, this Black woman singer-songwriter and rapper won 5 Grammys in one night in 1999 and inspired many of today’s Black female artists.
Lauryn Hill
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, helping spark the Civil Rights Movement.
This 2018 film portrays Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and the FBI’s efforts to dismantle the organization.
Judas and the Black Messiah
The 1961 interstate bus rides that challenged segregated bus terminals in the South were known as these.
Freedom Riders
He’s known as “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion,” famous for his bold personality and boxing skill.
Muhammad Ali
This genre, created by African American musicians in the late 1800s, is known for its “call and response” structure and became the foundation of jazz, R&B, and rock.
Blues
Known as the “Black Moses,” she made more than a dozen trips to rescue enslaved people through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This 2018 Marvel superhero film became the first Black-led superhero blockbuster and was celebrated for its cultural impact.
Black Panther
This organization, founded in 1909, is the oldest civil rights group in the United States.
NAACP
This NBA player won four MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls and led them to six championships in the 1990s.
Michael Jordan
This artist won 8 Grammy Awards in one night — a record at the time — for an album originally rejected by labels for being “too weird.”
Michael Jackson
This African American scientist and mathematician helped NASA send astronauts to space, overcoming racial and gender barriers during the Space Race.
Katherine Johnson
This 2025 film, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, features Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who return to their 1932 Mississippi hometown — only to encounter a supernatural evil while trying to open a juke‑joint.
Sinners
This 1963 event, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, drew over 250,000 people to D.C.
March on Washington
She became the first Black female gymnast to win the all-around gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.
This city is widely credited as the birthplace of hip-hop after a 1973 back-to-school party in a rec room on Sedgwick Avenue.
The Bronx
He co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966 and became a symbol of Black empowerment and revolutionary activism.
Huey P. Newton
This 1992 film, directed by John Singleton, explores gang culture, friendship, and survival in South Central Los Angeles and is known for its authentic soundtrack.
Boyz N The Hood