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At the 2001 Oscars, Will Smith was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of this legendary athlete.
Who is Muhammed Ali?
"There is no noise as powerful as the sound of the marching feet of a determined people."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In tennis, these sisters have won 22 titles when playing doubles together (including 14 Grand Slam titles and 3 Olympic Gold medals), and a combined 122 singles titles.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
What is the Air Force?
In 2000, she became the first African American woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
At the 2019 Oscars, Cynthia Erivo was the first Black British woman to be nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in this biographical film.
What is Harriet? (She was also nominated for best original song - "Stand Up")
“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.”
Who is Rosa Parks?
With a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the most decorated American gymnast, and the world’s third most decorated gymnast.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black author to win this literary award. She later served as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, being the first Black woman to hold that position.
Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen)
In 1939, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black American to win an Academy Award for her role in this film.
What is Gone with the Wind?
"You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Who is Malcom X?
In the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Alice Coachman became the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal in this event.
What is the High Jump (set a record of 5 feet and 6 1/8 inches)
Commanded by Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., this group of primarily Black military pilots and airmen trained in Alabama and fought in World War II.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
In 2021 at age 22, she made history as the youngest poet to read at a U.S. Presidential inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Shelton Jackson Lee is the real name of this film producer.
What is Spike Lee?
"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."
Who is John Lewis?
This number, worn by Jackie Robinson while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is the only number to be retired across all of Major League Baseball.
What is 42?
In this decade, 2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper was the first Black cadet to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy.
What is the 1870s? (1877)
Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, represented her district in this state from 1969 to 1983. She also became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972.
What is New York (12th District)?
Halle Berry won an Oscar for her performance in this film in 2002.
What is Monster's Ball?
"If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds."
Who is Jesse Jackson?
By competing in this event in 1980, Willie Davenport and Jeff Gadley became the first two Black men to compete on a U.S. in the Winter Olympics.
What is bobsledding?
This aviation pioneer attended flight school in France and was the first licensed Black pilot in the world.
Who is Bessie Coleman?