Leaders
This person is famous for his "I Have a Dream" Speech, and being a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement
Martain Luther King
Known as the Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
The first black person to make a million dollars.
Madame CJ Walker
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after this person refused to move their seat on the bus.
Rosa Parks
This artist broke the guiness book of world records for having highest-charting holiday song on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 by a solo artist, most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours, and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song
Mariah Carey
The 44th President of The United States
Barack Obama
The youngest player to start in an NBA game (double Jeopardy)
Kobe Bryant
First black woman in space
Mae Jemison
First Greek Fraternity for Black College Students
Alpha Phi Alpha
What was the first HBCU?
Howard University
The first Black child to desegregate a white school
Ruby Bridges
Fastest man in the world
Ussain Bolt
First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurogood Marshall
Longest lasting/ largest protest(s) in modern history
BLM movement of 2020
What does NAACP mean?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who is the current Mayor of Atlanta, Ga?
Kiesha Lance Bottoms
The first black person to play in major league baseball.
Jackie Robinson
First basketball player to create a middle school
LeBron James
What year was slavery abolished?
1865
How many countries are in Africa?
54
The first Black woman in Congress
Shirley Chisolm
The first artist to have her first six albums debut at No. 1 & the most nominated woman in Grammy history
Beyonce
First black person to join the British Royale Family
Megan Markle
Which court case made segregation illegal in the US?
Brown vs Board of Education
What is the percentage of black people who are in the US? (Double Jeapardy)
13%