Athletes
Gold Medalist in the 1960s Olympics, and the first three-time heavyweight champion of the world
Who is Mohammed Ali?
"What a Wonderful World" (Madagascar Theme Song)
Who is Louis Armstrong?
A prolific novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner, renowned for her literary works, including "Beloved," "Song of Solomon," and "The Bluest Eye"
Who is Toni Morrison?
A prominent spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, who advocated for black empowerment, self defense, and pan-Africanism
Who is Malcom X?
A prominent trans activist during the Stonewall uprising in 1969, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front and the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
182 Consecutive Weeks in First Place in her sport
Who is Serena Williams?
29-Time MTV Award-Winning Woman
Who is Beyonce?
First Book of Poetry: "The Weary Blues"; Pioneer of Adapting Jazz Rhythms and Dialect
Who is Langston Hughes?
Successfully argued the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education prior to becoming the first black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
A lesbian poet from New York who utilized her poetry to promote feminist ideologies. Recipient of many honors and awards, including the Walt Whitman Citation of Merit, which conferred the mantle of New York State poet for 1991-93.
Who is Audre Lorde?
Most NBA Championships in history while playing for the Boston Celtics
Who is Bill Russel?
Best Rap Album 1997; "Beats, Rhymes and Life"
Who is A Tribe Called Quest?
Immortalized in Paris, Late 20th Century American Street Artist, known for his "crown" symbol?
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's principles of nonviolent resistance, and penned the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned for his activism
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
Delivered the speech "Ain't I A Woman" at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851
Who is Sojourner Truth?
American Artistic gymnast. Widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time with seven Olympic gymnastic medals
Who is Simone Biles?
"Mood Indigo"; "Echoes of Harlem"
Who is Duke Ellington?
First African American Woman to have a Solo Exhibition at the New York Whitney Museum of American Art
Who is Alma Thomas?
Refused to give up her seat a full nine months before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Wrote "The Color Purple", and was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Who is Alice Walker?
First African American Heavyweight Champion
Who is Jack Johnson?
8 Grammy Awards; First Woman to Be Nominated for 10 Grammy Categories in 1 Year; Creator of the song "Ex-Factor"
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Advocate for the Feminist Arts Movement, "Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima" (1983), Known for putting Acrylic on Canvas Quilt
Who is Faith Ringgold?
One of the seven black founders of the N.A.A.C.P, and the first black man to earn a doctorate from Harvard University
W.E.B Du Bois
Pioneering journalist, suffragist, and anti-lynching activist, who co-founded the NAACP
Who is Ida B. Wells?