Arts/Culture
Rapper who famously won 5 Grammys off of his one diss track
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Who broke MLB's color barrier in 1947?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Delivered the Famous "I have a Dream" Speech
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's Profession
What is an astrophysicist?
Wrote an autobiography detailing his life as a slave, his rise to freedom, and his influence on President Abe Lincoln in the abolishment of slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
First African American female billionaire, influential businesswoman, "You get a Car, You Get a Car, YOU ALL GET CARS!"
Who was Oprah Winfrey?
Known as the “King of Pop”?
Who was Michael Jackson?
Was known as "The Greatest" in boxing.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
This Activist is known for her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
First African American Woman in space
Who was Mae Jemison?
Recognized for his poetic impact on the Harlem Renaissance which illustrated the tribulations and day-to-day life of the average African American at the time.
Who was Langston Hughes?
Black Carpenter famous for leading the largest slave revolt in American history, believed it was what God desired.
Who was Nat Turner?
Choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Who is Alvin Ailey?
Tennis star has won the most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
Civil Rights Activist who emphasizes Black Pride, self defense, and self determination.
Who was Malcolm X.
Known for revolutionizing Southern Agricultural Science, and his involvement in peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
Famous poet who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who was Maya Angelou?
Hiram Revels was best known POLITICALLY for this, following the abolishment of slavery.
What is serving the United States Senate?
Alternative answer: What is serving as a politician?
This New Orleans-born genre features improvisation and swing
What is Jazz?
This golfer was the first black man to win the Masters Tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This civil rights activist became the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
First African American women to earn a Ph. D. in Chemistry, also known for forming modern understanding of heart disease and its connection to blood pressure and cholesterol.
Who was Marie M. Daly?
Wrote Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, name similar to a famous liberator of hundreds of slaves.
Who was Harriet Jacobs?
Refused servitude to the U.S. Military in Vietnam, resulting in him being banned from professionally boxing 3.5 years. Acquainted with Malcolm X for his participation in the practice of Islam.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
This jazz legend played the trumpet and helped popularize scat singing
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This NFL Quarterback protested during the National Anthem.
What is Colin Kaepernick?
This businesswoman built a successful hair company for Black women in the early 1900s.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
African American individual who was essential in defining the land boundaries and infrastructure of the nation's capital, Washington D.C.
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
The works of Toni Morrison, such as The Bluest Eye and Beloved, generally entailed
What is the African American experience?
Alternative answer: What Does it mean to be a woman?
What is double consciousness?
Founded BET(Black Entertainment Television), the first African American billionaire.
Who was Robert L. Johnson