Lyric: "We gon’ be alright."
Alright — Kendrick Lamar
This Disney movie features the first Black princess.
Princess and the Frog
This Olympic gymnast is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Simone Biles
This former first lady promoted education and healthy living initiatives and later became a bestselling author.
Michelle Obama
This sitcom follows an upper-middle-class Black family whose father works in advertising and often struggles with balancing cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white neighborhood.
Black-ish
"This may be the night that my dream might let me know."
All the Stars—Kendrick Lamar, SZA
This animated superhero film introduced audiences to a teenage superhero and won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. 🕷️
Spiderman-Into the Spider-Verse
This streamer broke Twitch subscriber records and helped bring live streaming culture further into mainstream Gen Z entertainment.
Kai Cenat
This Black baseball player broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
This CW sports drama follows a high school football player from South Los Angeles balancing two very different worlds.
All American
Lyric: "You got me feeling like a natural woman."
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman — Aretha Franklin
his early-2000s teen sports movie focuses on the rivalry between the Rancho Carne Toros and the East Compton Clovers as they compete for a national cheerleading championship.
Bring It On
This athlete made headlines after becoming the fastest woman in the world and is recognized for her bold personality and comeback story following Olympic suspension.
Sha’Carri Richardson
This freedom fighter led the Haitian Revolution and helped Haiti become the first independent Black republic in 1804.
Toussaint Louverture
This music industry drama focuses on a former drug dealer who builds a hip-hop record label while battling his family members for control of the company after receiving a life-threatening diagnosis.
Empire
"Where you ain't gotta love too long."
Belong to the City - PARTYNEXTDOOR
This 2021 sports biopic follows Serena and Venus Williams’ rise under their father’s guidance.
King Richard
This NBA superstar is known for revolutionizing three-point shooting and leading his team in San Francisco.
Stephen Curry
This woman became the first Black millionaire in the United States through her successful haircare business empire.
Madam C.J. Walker
This Netflix limited series dramatizes the true story of five Black and Latino teens wrongfully convicted of a heinous crime in 1989.
When They See Us
"I'm gon' make it out, promise I'm gon' make it out."
St. Chroma- Tyler, The Creator
This 2017 psychological horror film directed by Jordan Peele follows a Black man visiting his girlfriend’s family, where he discovers a disturbing secret involving hypnosis and identity theft.
Get Out
his award-winning actress portrayed a NASA mathematician in a major historical drama and later starred as Shuri in a Marvel superhero franchise.
Letitia Wright
This athlete silently protested racial injustice at the 2016 NFL season by kneeling during the national anthem.
Colin Kaepernick
This Netflix coming-of-age series follows two teenagers whose childhood friendship evolves into romance while they navigate grief, family pressure, and the challenges of growing up in Chicago.
Forever