Black Historical Figures
Black Athletes in Sports
Black Inventors & Innovations
Black Icons in Arts & Culture
Fun & Miscellaneous
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Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

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Who was the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world? 

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Who created the three light traffic signals  

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This poet’s powerful work, including And Still I Rise, made her one of the most celebrated Black writers of the 20th century.

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In this 2000 classic, Monica and Quincy fall in love over their shared passion for basketball.

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What African American woman invented the hair straightening comb and revolutionized beauty products for African American women?

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Which basketball legend has six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls? 

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Who created the first automatic oil lubricator for steam engines

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A groundbreaking dancer and choreographer, she founded her own dance company and created powerful performances celebrating Black culture.

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 This Atlanta-born rapper and actor, known for ATL and Takers, was born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.

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Which song by Aretha Franklin became an anthem for the civil rights movement with its message of respect and empowerment, first recorded in 1967?

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Who was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl? 

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She revolutionized home security by inventing the first modern home security system in 1966.

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Who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor

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If your grandma tells you to grab the “Blue Magic,” she’s talking about this hair product.

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Who co-founded the NAACP and was a leading intellectual in the early 20th century? 

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This boxer, known as "The Greatest," became a world champion, refused to fight in the Vietnam War, and was famous for saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

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A physicist and engineer, she co-invented technology that paved the way for touch-tone phones, fiber optics, and caller ID.

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This rapper and actor made history by becoming the first solo hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

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This viral dance move, associated with the song Crank That, made Soulja Boy famous.

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Known as "The Black Moses," this abolitionist helped over 300 enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

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This track and field legend became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics, dominating the 1960 Rome Games.

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She invented a laser device to help remove cataracts, revolutionizing eye surgery.

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This legendary jazz musician, known as “Satchmo,” revolutionized the genre with his trumpet playing and gravelly voice on songs like What a Wonderful World.

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Before Rosa Parks, this 15-year-old girl refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.