Black Innovators & Inventors
The organization “Black Girls Code” was founded to help young Black girls learn what
Computer programming
Finish this Phrase:
"beats by ___."
Dre
Which NASA mathematician’s calculations were crucial for John Glenn’s orbital flight?
Katherine Johnson
Which rapper became the first hip-hop artist to win a Pulitzer Prize
Kendrick Lamar
What major problem was the Six Triple Eight sent overseas to fix during World War II
Sorting millions of pieces of backlogged mail
Who was the first Black woman to own and produce her own talk show network (OWN)
Oprah Winfrey
Hidden Figures highlights the contributions of which group at NASA?
Three Black women mathematicians
*Bonus For Names*
Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson
Who was the first African American woman to travel into space
Mae Jemison
Who teamed up with Jay-Z on the hit “Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys
Which actor famously said, “King Kong ain’t got nothin’ on me!” in Training Day
Denzel Washington
Which artist and entrepreneur founded Roc Nation, a company combining music, sports, and tech
Jay-Z
Marvel’s Black Panther showcases a fictional African nation powered by advanced technology. What’s it called?
What is the Technology produced from?
Wakanda
Vibrainium
Who co-founded the search engine Lycos, one of the early web pioneers
Michael Lee
Who was the first Black artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show solo
Michael Jackson
What 2020 film highlights the founding of the Black Panther Party through the story of Fred Hampton?
Judas and the Black Messiah
Who invented the three-position traffic signal
Garrett Morgan
Afrofuturism blends science fiction and Black culture. Which musician’s work embodies this movement?
Janelle Monáe
Which IBM engineer helped develop the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip
Mark Dean
Who was the first Black woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year
Natalie Cole
Who directed Black Panther and Creed
Ryan Coogler
Who improved the light bulb filament, making electric lighting practical for homes and businesses
Lewis Latimer
Jerry Lawson was a pioneer of what major gaming innovation
Interchangeable video game cartridges
Who invented the Super Soaker — and also worked as an engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory?
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
What genre did Sister Rosetta Tharpe help pioneer
Rock and Roll
In Self Made, Octavia Spencer plays which pioneering Black businesswoman
Madam C.J. Walker