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He gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This “King of Pop” made “Thriller” the best-selling album ever.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This golfer broke barriers with 15 major wins.
This golfer broke barriers with 15 major wins.
She is the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
A “kinfolk” is another word for this.
What is family?
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was the lead singer of the Supremes, Motown’s most successful act during the 1960s.
Who is Diana Ross?
She has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in tennis history.
Who is Serena Williams?
She was the first Black woman in space.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
This festival honors African heritage and is celebrated Dec 26 - Jan 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
This person was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
She was the first Black woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin (1987)?
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He was the first African American billionaire.
Who is Robert L. Johnson? (BET founder)
These genres of music originated in African American communities in the early 20th century and heavily influenced popular music.
What are Jazz and Blues?
He was the first Black president of South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This is the first feature-length film directed by a Black woman to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards
What is Selma?
(Directed by Ava DuVernay)
Name the Scholar, actor and performer that was an All-American football star, Valedictorian of his class at Rutgers, and earned a law degree from Columbia University.
Who is Paul Robeson?
She was the first Black woman to win Miss America.
Who is Vanessa Williams?
This animated Disney film features the first Black Disney princess.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
She refused to move from the front of a train car in 1884 — 71 years before Rosa Parks.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This person wrote A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by a Black woman on Broadway.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
He won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
He founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
The name of the movement during the 1920s and 1930s that celebrated Black art, music and literature, centered in New York City.
What is The Harlem Renaissance?