Entertainment
This African American woman has her own television network after the longtime success of her talk show that took place in Chicago, Illinois. Her net worth is around 3 billion dollars.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”
Aretha Franklin
She is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of an R&B girl-group.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
She is most famously known for inventing a line of African American hair care products.
Madame C.J. Walker
She is a television producer and writer. She is responsible for creating Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, and How to Get Away With Murder. She often places Black females in positions of power when creating her television shows.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
She was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
She was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. She is best known for her poem entitled Still I Rise.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Onika Tanya Maraj is her real name. She is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
She is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996).
Who is Jada Pinkett?
She was the 1st African American to win the Nobel prize for Literature. One of her famous works is titled 'Song of Solomon'
Toni Morrison
She is is an American actress and producer. In 2015 she became the first African American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in "How to Get Away with Murder".
Who is Viola Davis?
They were the first African American Female group to gain International Fame in 1965, after having the first album by an all-female group to reach number one on the US Billboard 200.
The Supremes
She was the “High Priestess of Soul” and is famous for her unique blend of jazz, blues and gospel music
Nina Simone
This woman became the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States in 1972
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay Z.
Who is Rihanna?
She is an actress that made her film debut portraying Effie White in Dreamgirls (2006), for which she gained worldwide acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Who is Jennifer Hudson?
She is an American actress that began her career in the 1990s. She appeared on television sitcoms, before landing supporting roles in teen comedy films She's All That and Bring It On.
Who is Gabrielle Union?
She is the only artist to chart 7 consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.
Whitney Houston
She is a Mexican-Kenyan actress and film director. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents, and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a Bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?