Inventors & Pioneers
Who Said It
Educators
Who Sang It
Entertainers
100
She was the first African American female millionaire with her own revolutionary black hair products
Who is Madame C. J. Walker
100

"You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!"

Oprah Winfrey

100
He is the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
100

It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up magazine. Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.

Who is Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.?

100
She is ranked as the 2nd best-selling female artist of the 21st century, with record sales of more than 37 million dollars
Who is Beyonce Knowles
200
This famous African American inventor developed peanut better and 400 plant products
Who is George Washington Carver
200

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

200
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison
200

How you gonna win, when you ain't right within? How you gonna win, when you ain't right within? How you gonna win, when you ain't right within?

Who is Lauryn Hill?

200
She is the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show and she is also the first African American woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300
This African American woman invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see
Who is Dr. Patricia E. Bath
300

"The most disrespected woman in America, is the black woman. The most un-protected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the black woman."

Who is Malcom X?

300

This song was created and sung to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900 by 500 schoolchildren and later became known as the Black National Anthem. 

What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

300

And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama. When things went wrong we'd blame mama. I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell. Hugging on my mama from a jail cell.

Who is Tupac Shakur/2Pac/Makaveli?

300
He is known as the "King of Pop." His "Thriller" albulm has sold more records than any other in history
Who is Michael Jackson
400
She was known as a pioneer in aviation and was the first African American woman to obtain a pilot's license and fly a plane
Who is Bessie Coleman
400
She said, "Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
400
There were the first African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School
Who are the Little Rock Nine
400

I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils. Earned all this money, but they never take the country out me. I got a hot sauce in my bag, swag.

Who is Beyonce/Queen Bey?

400
She is the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Leading Actress
Who is Halle Berry
500
This famous African American inventor invented the traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan
500

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

500
She is an African American woman who worked to improve educational opportunities for African Americans and she was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
500

Next time you come my way, I'll know just what to say 

Can we talk for a minute? Girl, I want to know your name. Can we talk for a minute? Girl, I want to know your name.

Who is Tevin Campbell?

500
He is the founder of the Motown Record Corporation
Who is Berry Gordy
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