STEM
First African American female engineer at NASA
Mary Jackson, Aeronautical Engineer, NASA
This Journalist and Television personality made the jump from former American Football player for the NY Giants where he played for 15 years in the NFL.
Michael Strahan
He delivered his “I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr.
First African American confirmed to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
In 1982 he released releases "Thriller," which becomes the bestselling album in music history. "Thriller" sells over 104 million copies as of December 2020, including 65 million in the United States.
Michael Jackson
Inventor who developed the technology that became modern day GPS
Gladys West, Mathematician and pioneer of US Satellite program
This African-American rapper, record-producer, and fashion designer regarded as one of the most influential musicians of all time is reportedly worth 1.8 Billion USD.
Kanye West
In 1986 he became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world when he defeats Trevor Berbick.
Mike Tyson
First African American woman elected to Congress
Shirley Chisolm
Dubbed the "Queen of All Media,"she was the richest African-American of the 20th century, was once the world's only black billionaire, and the greatest black philanthropist in U.S. history
Oprah Winfrey
Inventor of 3D television, patented the Illusion Transmitter that extends television & makes images look three dimensions
Valerie Thomas
This person was the first to win four Olympic Gold Medals and also shattered Adolf Hitler’s notions of Aryan Athletic Supremacy.
Jesse Owens
What year was did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation
1863
First African American woman elected to the US Senate
Carol Moseley Braun
He is the highest grossing actor of all time
Samuel L Jackson
Pioneered the use of drugs to treat breast cancer & skin cancer and co-founded the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Jane Cooke Wright
This African-American artist is credited with bringing the African-American and Latino experience into the elite art world. In 1982, his piece “Untitled” was sold for $110.5 Million USD at a Sotheby’s Auction setting a sales record at the time for highest price for an American art piece.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Which Supreme Court Ruling desegregated school ruling unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Brown vs Board of Education
First elected African-American governor
Douglas Wilder (Virginia) 1990
Wins the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Tennis Championship at the U.S. Open in Sept 12th 1999.
Serena Williams
Inventor of Caller ID and Call Waiting
Shirley Jackson
This music genre/cultural movement has influenced and uplifted America, speaking up for generations and providing a voice to marginalized populations since the 1980s.
Hip-Hop
What was the name given the travel guide published (1936–67) during the segregation era in the United States that identified businesses that would accept African American customers
Green Book or Negro Motorist Green Book
First Black US Senator and what State
Hiram Revels of Mississippi
First Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 1964
Sidney Poitier