Arts/Activism
This poet is known to have stated ""I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"
Who is Maya Angelou?
This multifaceted African American woman, also known as the character Catherine Avery from Grey's Anatomy, founded a dance academy and received 3 Emmy's for her amazing talent
Who is Debby Allen
This African American R&B singer is known for her vocal range, being one of the highest-paid singers in the world, and her solo career that originated from the famous group Destiny's Child
Who is Beyonce
Who was the first Black Female to win a “Best Actress” Emmy award?
Viola Davis
The First Black Female Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris
This women founded the movement that empowered assaulted women to share their stories.
Who is Tarana Burke?
Who is the only woman in the history of Rock & Roll to score 5 back-to-back #1 studio albums on the Billboard Album’s chart?
Who is Janet Jackson
This multi-talented entertainer's hit song “Santa Baby” has hit Billboard”s Top 100 for a record amount of times.
Who is Eartha Kitt
This screenwriter, tv producer, and author compels us with her 17 season medical tv drama.
Who is Shonda Rhimes
These sisters are known for their record-breaking talents in the sport of Tennis
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
This American Born, Nigerian native is credited as a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Who is Opal Tometi
The first black woman to be a principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland
This rapper and culture icon shot to fame with the popularity of the houston cypher.
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
Rose to acclaim with the success of “awkward Black girl”
Who is Issa Rae?
First Black Women to cover American Vogue.
Beverly Johnson
This portrait painter was selected as the official portrait painter for Michelle Obama in 2017
Who is Amy Sherald
This dancer and choreographer is most known for her appearance in Beyonce's Single Ladies.
Who is Ebony Williams?
She became the first Black artist to win the Grammy for Best New Artist and the first Black woman to win Album of the Year in 1999.
Lauryn Hill
This Actress is known for her outstanding performance in "The Color Purple" She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg
What famous comedian didn’t know how to read all the way through ninth grade?
Who is Tiffany Haddish?
This poet, writer, and activist was central to the black arts movement.
Who is Nikki Giovanni
The NAACP recognizes this 1920s singer/dancer on May 20th for her immense role in fighting against racism at home and fascism in France.
Josephine Baker
This singer is known for her mix of various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock-and-roll, jazz, and gospel, in the '60s, her debut of "A Sunday Kind of Love" made record sells.
Who is Etta James
This woman won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, for her role in 9-1-1, however, she is commonly known as one of the top female African American Legend Actresses
Who is Angela Bassett
Who became the first Black woman to win Miss America in 1983 and went on to pursue a career in acting and singing?
Vanessa Williams