Pop Culture
This singer-songwriter has the most Grammy wins of all time
Who is Beyonce?
This subgroup of descendants of slaves, which has a predominant group in New Orleans, is known for their food which include dishes such as gumbo and jambalaya. Also known for their language which has of elements of French, Spanish, African and Native American roots
Who are the Louisiana Creoles?
Internationally known drag queen, known for their namesake drag race show, is also the most awarded host in Emmy history
Who is RuPaul?
She is the first black woman neurosurgeon in the United States in 1981
Who is Dr. Alexa Canady?
He invented the carbon-filament light bulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This Neuroscientist co-lead the Diversity Program in Neuroscience that supported ~300 trainees over 23 years and now exists as the Program in Neuroscience Excellence and Success at Woods Hole, MA.
Who is Dr. James G. Townsel?
This group emigrated to Liberia to become the founders of Libera. Their cuisine is a blend of the African-American and Caribbean includes African-American soul food such as cornbread, fried chicken, and collard greens but also incorporated local African traditional dishes such as palm butter soup and rice.
Who are the Americo Liberians?
This Prominent figure in Stonewall riots at Stonewall Inn is often mis-credited as throwing the first brick at police officers which ignited the Pride parades we celebrate today
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
She developed analytical techniques for mammography and MRI technology to detect and diagnose breast cancer
Who is Dr. Nola Hylton?
This man was a co-creator of the first IBM personal computer
Who is Dr. Mark Dean?
This “Bayou Barbie” lead the Louisiana State University Tigers to its first-ever women’s basketball national title
Who is Angel Reese?
These are the descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved and bought to North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia to work on the coastal rice, Sea Island cotton and indigo plantations
Who are the Gullah Geechee?
This grammy award winning singer-songwriter known for his albums such as "Blonde" and "channel ORANGE" came out in a tender tumblr post over a decade ago
Who is Frank Ocean?
This was the first black woman to receive her PhD in the United States
Who is Marie Daly?
Known as the "black Thomas Edison", as he designed the telephone transmitter, a significant improvement to Bell's telephone
Who is Granville Woods?
This comedian-actress, who got her start at buzzfeed, now creator and actor in Abbott Elementary, became the first Black woman to get three Emmy nominations in one year
Who is Quinta Brunson?
This subgroup are current Black Canadians whose ancestors primarily date back to the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen, later arriving in Canada during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Who are the Black Nova Scotians/Afro Novas?
The "On my Mama" singer, "Thank u next" songwriter, won at the 66th grammy awards for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Who is Victoria Monét?
This woman did groundbreaking research on sickle cell anemia and invented a blood test to detect the disease at birth
Who is Angella Dorthea Ferguson?
She contributed to the invention of the GPS
Who is Dr. Gladys Mae West?
This gymnast is the most decorated in American history
Who is Simone Biles?
Their individuals descending from both free and enslaved Africans who arrived to Mexico during the colonial era, as well as post-independence migrants. Known for La Bamba.
Who are Afro Mexicans?
This American Harlem Renaissance writer in 1954 published his groundbreaking novel, "Giovanni's Room," which tells the story of a gay American man struggling with his sexuality in Paris.
Who is James Baldwin?
This woman is a biologist, environmental activist, and the first woman in Africa to earn a PhD
Who is Dr. Wangari Maathai?
He was an elementary school teacher who invented the first 3-light traffic signal after witnessing a car accident
Who is Garrett Morgan?