Black Figures
Famous tennis player and only Black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon
Who is Arthur Ashe?
First major superhero film with a Black lead and a predominantly Black cast
What is Black Panther?
First African American Grammy winner
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
First Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
Who is Micheal Jordan?
Author of Just Mercy and founder of Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
Who is Bryan Stevenson?
Television show that follows teachers and students in a Philadelphia elementary school
What is Abbott Elementary?
Person who holds the record for the most Grammy wins of all time
Who is Beyoncé?
Recognized as the first Black woman millionaire
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
"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?
15 year old girl who in 1955 refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Black television show that likely inspired Friends
What is Living Single?
Song referred to as "The Black National Anthem"
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
First African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”
Who is John Lewis?
Famous poet known for her poems Nikki-Rosa and Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)
Who is Nikki Giovanni?
Director of School Daze, Do The Right Thing, and Crooklyn
Who is Spike Lee?
Famous protest song that condemns the lynching of Black Americans performed by Billie Holiday
What is "Strange Fruit"?
Name of the first HBCU
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
Who is Angela Davis?
First licensed Black pilot who paved the way for a new generation of diverse fliers like the Tuskegee Airmen, Blackbirds, and Flying Hobos
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Show following the Johnson family that highlights the social issues and cultural experiences that come with being a Black American
What is Black-ish?
Song that Kendrick Lamar sampled to make the song "luther"
What is "If This World Were Mine" by Luther Vandross?
First African American man and woman to travel in space
Who is Guion S. Bluford Jr. & Mae Jemison?
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Who is James Baldwin?