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The First Black President
Barack Obama
In this Animated TV and Movie, the main character emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by Old Weird Harold, Dumb Donald and Mushmouth.
Fat Albert
This writer is best known for her autobiography 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings', poetry, and civil rights activism.
Maya Angelou
She is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. Recently became famous for not knowing how to "Dougie'.
Gabby Douglas
"Do you have _________money?"
(1 word)
"Do you have McDonald's money?"
An American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the title "The Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Muhammad Ali
This TV Show is an American drama series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The Chi
She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Mae Jemison
These two women are African American professional tennis players: one, a seven-time major singles champion, and the other, a 23-time major singles champion, both of whom were coached from an early age by their parents Richard and Oracene.
The Williams Sister, Venus and Serena
"I'm not one of ..."
(3 words)
"I'm not one of your little friends"
An American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. His 'I have a Dream' speech is still quoted to this day.
Martin Luther King Jr.
A re-imagination of a beloved sitcom set in modern-day America through a new, dramatic take on Will's complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions in California, using basketball.
Bel-Air
She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license.
Bessie Coleman
She is an African American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
Simone Biles
"Do I look like ________The ____?
Do I look like Boo-Boo The Fool?
He was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister, and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
Malcolm X
This Spike Lee production is a 1993 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Singleton, and starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King.
Poetic Justice
In 1968, She became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
In 1997, her inaugural season with the WNBA, she won two championships over her twelve-year career, seven All-Star honors (with three All-Star game MVPs), two DPOY awards, and three league MVPs. This Champion changed the game forever when she threw down a dunk in a WNBA game in 2002 — the first in the league.
Lisa Leslie
"__ _____ don't stop no show"
(2 words)
"One monkey don't stop no show."
He was the first African American billionaire in 2001. He co-founded Black Entertainment Television (BET), the first cable network with programming primarily for Black Americans.
Robert L. Johnson
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
The Color Purple
This film presents the real-life tale of young black girl by the same name. She was among the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. At only age 6, She was selected to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, causing an uproar in the racially divided region.
Ruby Bridges
He is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King _____", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time
Lebron James
"The pot calling the..."
(2 words)
"The pot calling the kettle black"