Black Inventors
With only an elementary school education, Garrett Morgan invented several notable inventions, including the three-system this and, "breathing devices" that were an early version of gas masks.
What is a traffic light?
This gospel singer would go on to be called the “godmother of Rock-N- Roll,” after mixing spiritual lyrics with electric guitar.
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe?
She dedicated her life to civil rights, but is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Married to rapper Jay-Z, this woman's "Lemonade" was 2016's best-selling album and explored themes of infidelity and feminism.
Who is Beyonce?
This man co-founded the BET (Black Entertainment Network) and is the world's first Black billionaire.
Who is Bob Johnson?
The Super Soaker 50, originally named the Power Drencher, was invented by this aerospace engineer in 1989.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
The recreation room of an apartment building on Sedgwick Avenue in this borough of New York City is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop.
What is The Bronx?
This movement, established in 2013, was born out of outrage over the killing of Trayvon Martin, and had demonstrations after George Floyd died in the custody of police in 2020 during COVID lockdown.
What is Black Lives Matter?
Amanda Brugel was born and raised in a suburb of Montreal, is a judge on Canada's Drag Race and plays a "Martha" on this popular dystopian show based on a book by a Canadian author.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
Sarah Breedlove, better known by this name, was the first in her family to be born into freedom after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and later on became the first self-made Black millionaire.
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
While working at Moon's Lake House restaurant, this renowned chef popularized potato chips, or Saratoga chips and is considered to have "invented" them.
Who is George (Crum) Speck?
In 1953, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton released this song, three years BEFORE Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
What is "Hound Dog?"
His "I Have a Dream" speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, cemented him as a leader of the civil rights movement and helped bring about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This woman's name was spelled incorrectly on her birth certificate and is the second Black billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This princess, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, is Disney's first Black princess.
Who is Princess Tiana?
In 1969, Marie van Brittan Brown received a patent for this type of device.
What is a home security system?
This singer's 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial broke racial barriers and was seen as an important moment in the struggle of civil rights.
Who is Marian Anderson?
Along with black voter suppression, and discriminatory employment and housing practices, the civil rights movement focused on abolishing laws and policies called this, which kept racial group apart.
What is segregation?
This rapper who has sold over 170 million records and has received countless awards. He got his start on a little show called Degrassi: The Next Generation, a franchise of the institution of Canadian tv teen drama.
Who is Drake?
In Chicago, this woman was the first to establish a Black kindergarten and was a prominent suffragette.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
The Laserphaco probe, invented by this woman revolutionized how cataract removal surgery is conducted.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
This platinum hit by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead was known as the Black National Anthem in 1979?
What is “Ain't No Stopping Us Now?”
This Grey's Anatomy star encourages viewers to "Stay Woke" in the 2016 documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Who is Jesse Williams?
The controversial Fox series Empire (2015-2020) sparked debate about the portrayal of black people on television for featuring stereotypes, violence, and drugs in the music industry. Lucious and Cookie are the heads of this family.
What is the Lyon family?
Ruby Bridges was the first to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School on November 14 of this year, and was later painted by Norman Rockwell.
What is 1960, aka Not That Long Ago!