Music
Who won multiple awards and honors with the song Billie Jean?
Michael Jackson
The first African American second basemen
Jackie Robinson
Who was born in West Philadelphia and spent most of their days on the playground but a couple of guys who were up to no good started making trouble in his neighborhood? He got in one little fight and his mom got scared and said “you’re moving with your auntie and uncle in bel air”
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Was the first black president
Barack Obama
This rapper wrote a song about his mama?
Tupac
Is famous for revolutionizing women's tennis with her powerful style of play and for winning more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era
Serena Williams
Directed multiple award-winning films including Get Out, Us and Blackkklansman
Jordan Peele
Was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This music artist tops the list of wealthy female musicians in the world as of 2019
Rihanna
Is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers tying for first in PGA Tour wins and ranking second in men's major championships
Tiger Woods
Was an award-winning author of thirteen books including ‘Kindred’.
Octavia E Butler
What was Katherine G. Johnson Johnson whose story inspired the movie Hidden Figures known for?
Calculations that helped NASA’s space program
She was the first artist to have seven consecutive #1 hits and the first woman to enter the Billboard 200 at #1 with her album in the 2000's
Whitney Houston
This American gymnast holds the record for the most World Championship medals (25) and is only 23 years old!
Simone Biles
Is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of black people and even painted former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Kehinde Wiley
The first African American student to attend elementary school in the South.
Ruby Bridges
Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “Godmother of Rock-N-Roll?”
Rosetta Tharpe
Won the MVP award a record-setting six times in his career.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet, and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman.
Maya Angelou
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Garrett Morgan