Celebrity Giving
Education & Foundations
Sisters Doin It For Themselves
Sportsmanlike Behavior
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This iconic singer and actress founded the BeyGOOD Foundation to support education, women's rights, and disaster relief
Who is Beyonce?
100
This wife of a famous Civil Rights Movement activist carved her own path to create a center for non-violent political and social change
Who is Coretta Scott King?
100
This philanthropist's eponymous charitable foundation has donated more than $400 million to education, empowerment, and health initiatives
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
Rachel, the wife of this first Black player in Major League Baseball created a foundation that provides scholarships and leadership training to students from underserved communities
Who is Jackie Robinson?
200
In 2007, this University of Pennsylvania alum established the Show Me Campaign, which aims to break the cycle of global poverty by addressing systemic issues in the U.S. criminal justice system that disproportionately impacts poor, minority, and disadvantaged people
Who is John Legend?
200
Co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois, this organization that focuses on the civil rights and education of African Americans
What is the NAACP?
200
Pull up a chair for this philanthropist and political pioneer whose legacy also includes the Women of Courage Award
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
200
This boxer established a center advocating for social justice and humanitarian efforts in his name
Who is Muhammad Ali?
300
This rapper and mogul established the Shawn Carter Foundation, whose scholarship fund supports individuals dealing with socio-economic hardships pursue their education at postsecondary institutions
Who is Jay-Z?
300
This philanthropist came Up from Slavery to become the first president of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1881 and encouraged Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and other prominent white philanthropists to fund educational programs for African Americans
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
This singer's Clara Lionel Foundation invests in climate initiatives in the Caribbean & United States and helps communities prepare for and withstand natural disasters
Who is Rhianna?
300
This quarterback may be number one in the hearts of Philadelphia students: his foundation's Keep It Cool initiative funded air conditioning units across the city
Who is Jalen Hurts?
400
This TIME Athlete of the Year 2020 was recognized for his tireless activism, which includes spearheading the creation of More Than a Vote, a nonprofit aimed at thwarting voter suppression and motivating Black voters to make their voices heard at the polls
Who is Lebron James?
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400
Sometimes called America’s first female millionaire, this philanthropist and beauty culture mogul was known for empowering Black women and is associated with a scholarship fund in her name.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
400
This organization was co-founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune and focuses on the advancement of women of African descent
What is the National Council of Negro Women?
400
This former football player started the national Know Your Rights Camp, whose mission is to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
