Black History
This leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
He’s known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
This Marvel movie about Wakanda became a cultural phenomenon in 2018.
What is Black Panther?
He’s known as “His Airness” and played Basketball
Who is Michael Jordan?
This talk show host built a media empire and became a billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She was the first African American woman to refuse giving up her bus seat.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This genre of music originated in the Bronx in the 1970s.
What is Hip-Hop?
This sitcom about a Philadelphia teen moving in with his uncle and aunt made Will Smith famous.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This tennis superstar has won 23 Grand Slam titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This inventor improved the light bulb with his carbon filament.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This abolitionist led enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This reggae icon was born in Jamaica and sang One Love.
Who is Bob Marley?
This 2016 film about three stages of a Black man’s life won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is Moonlight?
He was the first African American Major League Baseball player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She became the first Black woman Vice President of the U.S.
Who is Kamala Harris?
He became the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This artist released Confessions in 2004.
Who is Usher?
She played Olivia Pope on the hit show Scandal.
Who is Kerry Washington?
She is the fastest woman alive, nicknamed “Flo-Jo.”
Who is Florence Griffith-Joyner?
This African American author wrote The Souls of Black Folk.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This movement in the 1950s–60s fought against segregation and racial injustice.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This female rapper from the Bronx is the first solo woman rapper to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys.
Who is Cardi B?
This groundbreaking TV show created by Issa Rae highlighted Black millennial life in L.A.
What is Insecure?
This boxer was nicknamed “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champ.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This historically Black college is in Washington, D.C., and Kamala Harris graduated from it.
What is Howard University?