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100
This actress once said, "I hate to say it, I hope I don't sound ridiculous, I don't know who this man is "
Keke Palmer
100
He was famous for his " I have a Dream" speech and was arrested 29 times
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
A shooting guard who spent 20 years playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA and the all-time leading scorer in Lakers history
Kobe Bryant
100
The first African American child to attend the all-white public school
Ruby Bridges
100
This artist once said, "Okay, first things first, I’ll eat your brains"...
Nicki Minaj
200
This American singer-songwriter is the top Grammy award winner of all time
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Beyonce
200
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
200
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" is quoted by which famous boxer?
Muhammad Ali200
First Black man to play in the Major League Baseball ?
Moses Fleetwood Walker
(Not Jackie Robinson)
200
This well-known beauty brand in 2017 released 40 different foundation shades
Fenty Beauty
300
Who said, "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise, I rise, I rise."?
Maya Angelou
300
This person was a sociologist, historian, and editor who cofounded the NAACP
W.E.B. Du Bois
300
This person is a five-time Olympic medalist and the the first female African-American to be an all-around world champion
Simone Biles
300
He was the first African-American to win an Academy Award in a leading role
Sidney Poiter
300
"You get a car, you get a car"
Oprah Winfrey
400
The innovator of Jazz Poetry, author of "Raisin in the Sun"
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Langston Hughes
400
Was a woman's rights activist and American abolitionist; was responsible for authoring "Ain't I a Woman"
Sojourner Truth
400
At the age of 15, she was the youngest tennis player to compete at the Wimbledon tournament in 28 years in 2019.
Coco Gauff
400
The first African-American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Shirley Chisholm
400
This American Youtuber and streamer became the first Black Twitch streamer to hit 200,00 subscribers on Twitch.
Kai Cenat
500
Responsible for creating the song 'Strange Fruit'
Billie Holiday
500
Was known as the 'Father of Black History' and created the concept of Black History month
Carter G. Woodson
500
Who set the single-game scoring record in the NBA by scoring 100 points?
Wilt Chamberlain
500
The first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre
Misty Copeland
500
This famous tiktoker has quickly grown a platform of over 10M followers and is best known for changing the lives of small restaurant owners across the country.
Keith Lee