Music
This city is considered to be the birthplace of jazz music.
New Orleans
With a current net worth of $2.6 million, this talk show host, television producer, author, and philanthropist was also the richest African American person of the 20th century.
Oprah Winfrey
This agricultural scientist invented methods to prevent soil depletion. He is best known for his work with peanut plants.
George Washington Carver
In the year 1960 at the age of six, who was the first student to desegregate an elementary school in Louisiana?
Ruby Bridges
In 1989, engineer-turned-toy maker Lonnie Johnson made a splash when he invented this popular water toy.
Super Soaker
This "King of Pop" was one of the bestselling music artists of all time.
Michael Jackson
Can you smell what this athlete, actor, and businessman is cooking?
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
This chemical engineer, medical doctor, and astronaut not only went to space in real life, but also on film (she had a cameo on an episode of Star Trek).
Mae Jemison
This decorated general was both the first Black person to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State.
Colin Powell
Garrett Morgan was an innovator and inventor. In 1923 he patented an improvement on this traffic safety device.
Traffic Signal
Over the course of her 64-year career, this "Queen of Soul" had 112 singles that made it onto US Billboard charts. Respect!
Aretha Franklin
One of the best basketball point guards of all time, this former LA Lakers player is also an AIDS advocate, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker.
Magic Johnson
This mathematician was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for her work at NASA calculating orbital mechanics for the first manned space flights.
Katherine Johnson
In 1983, Guion S. Bluford became the first man and in 1992, Mae Jemison became the first woman to achieve this stellar accomplishment.
Go to space (be an astronaut)
Sarah Boone improved upon earlier designs for this device, which makes pressing clothes less of a chore.
Ironing board
This singer goes by a single name. She's sold over 320 million units worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Rihanna
This tennis player has won 23 Grand Slam titles, making her one of the best tennis players ever. Beyond that, she's also an activist, author, philanthropist, and fashion designer.
Serena Williams
This astrophysicist has written 17 books and was the host of the 2014 television chow "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Madame C. J. Walker was the first self-made female millionaire in America. She made her fortune by creating a business around selling what type of product?
Beauty, cosmetics and hair care
Now a common safety feature, this 1887 invention by Alexander Miles made it less likely for people to fall down an elevator shaft.
Automatic Elevator Doors
According to Spotify, who was the most streamed artist in the US in 2021?
Drake
The "Godmother of Soul" is a Grammy award-winning singer, an actress, and the creator of a delicious line of sweet potato pies.
Patti Labelle
Ophthalmologist Patricia Bath is the inventor of the Laserphaco Probe, a device that helps repair this kind of eye damage.
Cataracts
In 2002, who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for best Actress?
Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, 2001)
If you have Ring, SimpliSafe, or ADT you have Mary Van Brittan Brown to thank for her early designs for this type of device.
Home security system