Influential People
Who gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” on September 9, 1965
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
This is what HBCU stands for?
What is Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This director is known for films like Get Out, Us, and Nope.
Who is Jordan Peele?
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
First Black Woman to own a TV Studio
Who is Oprah Winfrey!
What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
What is Hip-hop!
This Black director made the 2018 superhero film Black Panther.
Who is Ryan Coogler?
This is the secret escape system Harriet Tubman used to lead slaves to freedom?
What is the Underground Railroad?
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Who is Malcolm X?
This Reconstruction-era amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
What is The 14th Amendment?
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This abolitionist and activist, who delivered his famous 1857 speech declaring, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” made Rochester, NY, his home for over 25 years and published The North Star newspaper there.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This cultural movement influenced art, music, and literature during the 1920s in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This Black woman became the youngest person to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This actress played Dorothy in the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz
Who is Diana Ross?
This boxer refused the Vietnam War draft and later regained his heavyweight title.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II, escorting bombers with remarkable skill. Known as the "Red Tails" because of the distinctive markings on their aircraft, they proved instrumental in breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military.
Who are The Tuskegee Airmen?
This famous jazz musician was nicknamed "Satchmo."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This is the first Disney Channel animated series about a young Black girl.
What is the Proud Family?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?