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This man was the first African American to play for a major league baseball team, Brooklyn Dodgers #42.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Throughout his career, this singer was known as "The King of Pop"
Who is Michael Jackson?
The film "Hidden Figures" tells the story of this woman, an African American NASA mathematician whose work was critical to successful manned spaceflight.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This man, the first Black President of the United States of America, served the office from 2009-2017
Who is Barack Obama?
This Academy Award winning actress and former daytime talk-show host was once television's highest paid entertainer.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Ranked as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, this fighter was known to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammed Ali?
With 32 Grammys, this singer holds the record for most wins of all time and most nominations for a female artist.
Who is Beyoncé?
This computer engineer co-developed the first personal computer, made advancements which led to color monitors, and developed technologies to allow devices to connect to printers and other computers.
Who is Mark Dean?
Dissuaded from becoming a Civil Rights icon due to being a teenager and having a darker complexion, this woman also refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, 9 months before Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Clovin?
This actor's portrayal of the titular T'Challa popularized themes of Afrofuturism in media, and the iconic "Wakana Forever!"
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This Chicago Bulls basketball player won 6 NBA championships out of 15 seasons, making him statistically one of the most successful NBA players of all time.
Who is Michael Jordan?
Musician, entrepreneur, and founder of Roc Nation, this rapper became the first hip-hop billionaire.
We would all have wrinkly clothes if it wasn't for this 19th century dressmaker, awarded the patent for inventing the ironing board, one of the first patents awarded to an African American.
Who is Sarah Boone?
As a six year old, this young girl bravely entered an all-white school to fight educational segregation.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Portraying Communications Officer, Lt. Nyota Uhura on the starship Enterprise, this Star Trek actress made strides imagining a future of equality for all.
Who is Nichelle Nichols?
Don't let her height fool you! At only 4 foot 8 inches tall, this American gymnast has won a staggering 25 gold medals at the gymnastics World Championships and Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles?
Though blind, this singer and pianist was known to frequent a variety of culturally Black music such as jazz, funk, soul, R&B (rhythm'n'blues), popularizing African influenced music in America.
Who is Ray Charles?
Taking flight in 1983 on the Challenger space shuttle, this man was the first African American astronaut.
Who is Guion Bluford?
This woman helped 300 enslaved Black people escape to the North via the Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This playwright known as the "theater's poet of Black America" won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play "Fences"
Who is August Wilson?
Ranked as some of the greatest players of all time, these sisters have won three Olympic gold medals for doubles tennis in 2000, 2008, and 2012.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
This singer's 1955 single "Tutti Frutti" was one of the first songs to break the racial barrier and succeed with white American audiences.
This doctor pioneered methods for preserving blood plasma for life-saving transfusions that are still used today.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
This author and abolitionist is famous for such works as "Escape from Slavery" and "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
This writer's works, such as "Giovanni's Room" broke the mold by exploring the doubly marginalized experiences of Black and gay men.
Who is James Baldwin?