This man was the first re-elected African American president
Who is Barack Obama
100
This doctor is the first African American physician who performed the first prototype open-heart surgery. (Its a he)
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
100
This lady's efforts help send John Glenn and Apollo to the moon
Who is Katherine Johnson
100
His writing on the struggle of African Americans inspired nationwide interest in genealogy and popularized Black history, he is best known for The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the novel Roots,
Who is Alex Haley
100
She was the first African American to start an environmental engineering firm
Who is Lilia Abron
200
This lady is the African American to win the Grand Slam
Who is Serena Williams
200
This African American researcher is known for being a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Who is Percy Juilian
200
This lady was the first to graduate from what is now the University of Hawaii.
Who is Alice Ball
200
He used his writing as a weapon against racism and became one of the most widely published African American writers.
What is Amiri Baraka
200
She is believed to have been the first African American woman licensed to practice Architecture in the United States.
Who is Beverly Greene
300
These 2 ladies are the first doubles team to be named year-end champions
Who is Serena and Venus Williams
300
This African American research man was a chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Who is Percy Julian
300
This lady is the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license.
Who is Bessie Coleman
300
She broke a new ground in science fiction as an African American woman.
Who is Octavia Butler
300
She became the first African American women to form her own architectural firm
Who is Norma Sklarek
400
This man is the first African American to graduate from Harvard
Who is Richard Greener
400
This lady is the first African American scientist to be trained b NASA
Who is Patricia Cowings
400
He is known for pursuing universal truths through his writing
Who is Ralph Ellison
400
He had a lot to do with the lubrication of steam engines.
Who is Elijah McCoy
500
This African American woman was the fist to be nominated for the Best Director by the Golden Globe Awards. HINT: for Selma
Who is Ava DuVernay
500
This man discovered that even one-celled plants such as algae, which are lightweight and can be transported easily, can convert carbon dioxide to oxygen this discovery helped to create a safe food supply for astronauts.
Who is Emmett Chappelle
500
The first African American woman to become a physician n the USA.
Who is Rebecca Crumpler
500
An important contributor of the Harlem Renaissance, he was one of the first to use jazz rhythms in his works, becoming an early innovator of the literary art form jazz poetry
Who is Langston Hughes
500
She was a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage and one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA.