Civil Rights Movement
Lead The March on Washington in 1963, delivering one of the most monumental speeches in American History.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Often referred to as the “Queen of Soul”. You better put some "Respect" on her name.
Aretha Franklin
This was the first cartoon on Disney Chanel centered around an all Black Family.
The Proud Family
Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for their efforts in international diplomacy and cooperation?
President Barack Obama.
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Tiger Woods
Civil Rights Activist that felt Black Americans were entitled to secure their rights "by any means necessary" advocating for the use of self defense in appropriate situations.
Malcom X
This producer has 80 Grammy nominations and has won 28 Grammy Awards. In their 70+ year career they have worked with artists like Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.
Quincy Jones
School Daze, He Got Game, Crooklyn, and Do The Right Thing where famous films of what director/actor?
Spike Lee
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for their pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Muhammad Ali
Supreme Court Case that ruled segregation in public schools as unconstitutional.
Brown v Board of Education
Legendary guitarist that played a crucial role in the development of Rock and Roll. Is arguably the creator of the modern electric guitar sound.
Jimi Hendrix
This late night television program was the first to be hosted by an African American?
The Arseno Hall Show
Black American civil rights leader and educator served as the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and founded the Niagara Movement?
W.E.B Du Bois
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Jessie Owens
The First Black American Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
This hip hop album became the first project to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1999.
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
The First Black Actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in her performance in Monsters Ball (2002).
Halle Berry
Which Black American inventor and agricultural chemist developed innovative methods for crop rotation and soil conservation, known as the “Carver System”?
George Washington Carver
The first African-American pitcher to pitch in the World Series. He was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.
Satchel Paige
Civil rights legislation, signed into law in 1965, aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for Black Americans?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This DJ is credited for the creation of Hip Hip by scratching two instrumental records together and MC'ing(rapping) during his sisters back to school party on August 11th, 1973.
DJ Kool Herc
First African American to win and be nominated for an Academy Award.
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the Black American inventor and engineer known for his contributions to the development of the gas mask and the traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
This team entertained more than 148 million fans in 123 countries and territories worldwide, introducing many to the sport of basketball. The team are pioneers in popularizing the slam dunk, the fast break, the forward and point guard positions, and the figure-eight weave.
Harlem Globetrotters