Government Figures
One of the most highly respected fighter groups of WWII paving the way for FULL integration of the US Military
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
They said, “If there is no struggle, there can be no progress.”
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
CEO of CG International Holdings & autobiographer of New York Times & Washington Post #1 Best-Seller "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Who is Chris Gardner?
Greatest Gymnast Ever
30 Olympic & World Championship Medals
Who is Simone Biles?
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal?"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Awarded a Navy Cross for his courageous conduct & devotion on duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Who is Doris "Dorie" Miller?
Founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club
Official Founder of the NAACP
Urban Reform in Chicago
Who is Ida B Wells-Barnett?
Founder of Motown RecordsHighest Earning African-American Business for decades
Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
Who is Barry Gordy?
Invented the 3-position traffic signal
Invented the Safety Hood (Gas Masks)
Invented Hair Relaxer (straightening solution)
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
5 TIME NBA CHAMP
18 TIME ALLSTAR
LAKER’S FRANCHISE LEADER IN POINTS
Who is Kobe Bryant?
1st African American Female General & First African American Chief of US Army, Army National Guard & Army Reserves
Who is Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown?
Advocated for underprivileged children and against racial injustice until her passing in 2003
Had son Emmett’s body displayed during his funeral which created the largest single civil rights demonstration in American History
Who is Mamie T. Mobley?
Together, they are worth $1.4 Billion
Known for music, an international modeling career, and celebrity brand endorsements, including Pepsi
Who are Beyonce and Jay Z?
Co-Discoverer of the North Pole
Honorary member to Explorers Club in NY
Awarded Congressional Medal in 1944
Who is Matthew Henson?
First Black Playwright and Youngest American to win the New York Critics’ Circle award
Wrote Raisin in the Sun
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
Being the top graduate of her class, she went on to make history as the US Marine Corps’ first African American Female Pilot
Who is Vernice Armour?
Consistently challenged the status quo & helped spearhead the push for civil activism, shining a light on socioeconomic intolerance, ending the enforcement of Jim Crow laws.
Who is Malcolm X?
Founder of "Carol’s Daughter", first African American owned product lines with a flagship store.
Clientele includes celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Chaka Khan & Oprah Winfrey.
Who is Lisa Price?
Most influential radio personality allowing up-and-coming artists to showcase their talent (i.e. Chance the Rapper, Eminem, etc.)
Who is Sway Calloway?
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
First African-American Female Judge in the U.S.
Served on the Family Court Bench for 4 decades
Who is (Jane) Matilda Bolin?
Before Rosa Parks, she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested, becoming one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle
Earned over $300 mil during 19-year basketball career - $700 mil Pro career
Owner of several chains: Auntie Annie’s Pretzels, Krispy Kreme, CityPlex 12, Big Chicken, joint owner Five Guys
Who is Shaquille O'Neal?
Author, Actress, Screenwriter, Dancer, Poet, & Civil Rights Activist
First non-fiction bestselling memoir in 1969 “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
Who is Maya Angelou?
From 1969 through the early 1970s, their Free Breakfast for School Children Program fed tens of thousands of hungry kids.
Who is The Black Panther Party?