Historically Black figures
Ruby Briges
The U Street district of Washington, D.C., recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops. The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, commemorates the service of 209,145
African American Civil War response
Nicknamed "Queen Bey", she is regarded as a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century. Throughout her two-decade career, has been recognized for her distinctive vocal range and live performances. Rolling Stone named her the world's greatest living entertainer, and one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Beyonce
When Frankie Beverly and Maze came together, their objective was to make music. They likely had no idea they would become an everlasting staple of the entire Black community. This song, a single off the band’s fifth album, is more than 40 years old. But thanks to family cookouts, Black folks are ever ready to tilt back their heads and belt out a harmonious “Gooooooooo” like the song was gifted as a birthright.
"Before I Let Go" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Will Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom. As the show's popular theme song explains, fictional Will's mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
One of the greatest African American male boxers of all time. He ended his career with a 56-5 record.
Muhammad Ali
The home of the woman who made 13 trips back into slavery territories to rescue people and escort them through the Underground Railroad network of escape routes and safe houses. During the Civil War, she served as a Union spy who uncovered Confederate troop placements and supply lines and as a nurse for Union troops.
Harriet Tubman Home, Auburn, NY
Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Influenced artists across many music genres. Through stage and video performances, he popularized street dance moves such as the moonwalk, which he named, and the robot.
Michael Jackson
If there’s one thing Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds can do, it’s write a culture-grab
Can We Talk" by Tevin Campbell
twins who were separated at birth, with each being adopted by a different parent. One day, the teens have a chance encounter while shopping at a clothing store in the mall.
Sister Sister
She is an acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer. Had a broad career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood’s first female black director, but became most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet. As a civil rights activist
Maya Angelou
A heritage trail in the Southern United States that provides visitors with stories about the civil rights movement stories at various landmarks.
United States Civil Rights Trail
Is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show,
Oprah Winfrey
It is perhaps one of the most well-known facts of Black culture that it is not officially summer until the radio station plays this 1991 song.
Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
is a teenager juggling school, friendships and romance. Previously the female head of the household, she is learning to love and trust her father's new wife
Moesha
Was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license.
Bessie Coleman
is the oldest black-incorporated municipality in the United States. Incorporated in 1887, it is the first town successfully established by African American freedmen.
Eatonville, Florida
The first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Missy Elliott
Earth, Wind & Fire could be a genre of their own the way they make soul-stirring jams that live in the culture. This catchy 1978 classic has indefinitely imprinted the date Sept. 21 on the hearts of music fan
"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
Set in uptown New York, Harlem follows four ambitious friends as they navigate their careers, relationships and unavoidable drama in Manhattan.
Harlem
Was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty, and African Americans—and in glamour photography.
Gordon Parks
a historic community just north of the French Quarter, is the oldest African American neighborhood in America. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, free persons of color and eventually those African slaves who obtained, bought or bargained for their freedom were able to acquire and own propert
Treme
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm, making her not only the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice in the court's 233-year history, but also the first former public defender to sit on the SCOTUS. On June 30, 2022, she was officially sworn in, becoming the first Black woman to take a seat on the high court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
A song to end the party on a good note. The disco beats will have you putting on your boogie shoes for the last dance of the night.
“Last Dance” by Donna Summer (1978)
After an act of police brutality, Three friends must figure out how to navigate a world that views young Black men in a harsh light. The three of them grapple with a broken system as aftershocks from the event ripple across their community.
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