Black Women and Politics
The first female Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
He was a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He is credited with making the NBA internationally known.
Who is Michael Jordan
"I have a dream."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
She invented an innovative line of African American hair care products in 1905 that led to her distinction as one of America’s first self-made millionaires.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
Author of "Becoming"
Who is Michelle Obama
Civil rights activist, a member of the NAACP, and refused to give up her seat on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks
Summer holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved peoples.
What is Juneteenth
"Float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali
an African American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who acquired a 330-acre lot studio located in the heart of Atlanta on the historic grounds of the former Fort McPherson army base.
Who is Tyler Perry
Author and Poet. Wrote "Phenomenal Woman"
Who is Maya Angelou
The first African American women elected to the U.S. Congress
Who is Shirley Chisholm
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
Known for her role in the hit show Blackish, she has now earned the Guinness World Records title for youngest Hollywood executive producer for her breakout film Little (USA).
Who is Marsai Martin
The year women got the right to vote in the U.S.
1920
"A man who stands for nothing, will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
He founded JUST Water, selling responsibly sourced water from upstate New York that is packaged in a bottle made of 82% renewable resources.
Who is Jaden Smith
First African American woman to serve as the head of the National Security Council and the first African american woman to serve as secretary of state
Who is Condoleeza Rice
First black Opera singer
Who is Marian Anderson
"I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman
Hitmaking producer and recording artist, partnered with an African American dermatologist to create his new skincare line, HumanRace
Who is Pharrell Williams