Black Actresses
In 2002, she became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball.
Who is Halle Berry?
He portrayed T'Challa in Black Panther and played historical figures like Jackie Robinson and James Brown.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Known as the "Queen of Soul," she demanded "R-E-S-P-E-C-T."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This How to Get Away with Murder star is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting" (Oscar, Emmy, and Tony).
Who is Viola Davis?
With two Oscars and a famous "training day," this actor is often cited as one of the greatest of his generation.
Who is Denzel Washington?
This "King of Pop" released Thriller, which remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
In 2008, he was elected as the 44th President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
Known as the "Queen of All Media," she starred as Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He broke the color barrier in Hollywood, becoming the first Black man to win the Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field (1963).
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Often called "Queen Bey," she became the most-awarded artist in Grammy history in 2023.
Who is Beyoncé?
Known as "The Moses of her people," she led dozens of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She made history as the first Black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
This actor provided the iconic voice for both Darth Vader and Mufasa.
Who is James Earl Jones?
This blind multi-instrumentalist and prodigy gave us hits like "Superstition" and "Isn't She Lovely."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This anti-apartheid revolutionary served as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Black Panther actress and Yale graduate won an Oscar for her film debut in 12 Years a Slave.
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?
He won an Oscar for Ray and is also a Grammy-winning musician and stand-up comedian.
Who is Jamie Foxx?
Known as the "High Priestess of Soul," this singer and civil rights activist performed "To Be Young, Gifted and Black."
Who is Nina Simone?
She was a journalist and educator who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
Who is Ida B. Wells?