Politics
The first African American to run for President
Shirley Chisolm
The first self-made millionare,who invented hair care products
Madam C. J. Walker
First African American to play in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
The 5th wealthiest African American in America
Jay-Z
W.E.B. DuBois was a founding member
N.A.A.C.P.
She led the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
Delivered I have a Dream speech
MLK JR
In 1965, this overturned the efforts by state legislatures to disenfranchise(take away voting rights) African-American voters.
Voting Rights Act
Americas first clock was made by_______?
Benjamin Banneker
Who was the first American athlete to win 4 gold medals in one Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 1989 this dance album by a Jackson went quadruple platinum
Who is Janet Jackson?
Huey Newton's group
Black Panthers
She created her "own" network
Oprah Winfrey
Mother of the civil right movement
Rosa Parks
prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous status as a slave.
(Hint:This is an Amendment!)
15th Amendment
Made the Super Soaker.
Lonnie G. Johnson
He batted .202 for the Birmingham Barons after the NBA
Michael Jordan
This group of "spanish friends" are Bad and Boujee
Migos
The first black CEO of Democracy Prep
Who is Natasha Trivers?
The first African American woman to go in this area
(Hint:Outer_______?)
Mae Jemison
He was the face of the Nation of Islam
Malcolm x
The 5th African American ever to be elected to the US Senate
Barack Obama
Lewis Latimer made the first____________,so we can see in the dark
Electric Lamp
He could float like a butterfly
(Hint:Fighting)
Muhammad Ali
This Canadian had God's Plan
Drake
This person is the best "Feud" host
Steve Harvey
First african american female general of the Air Force
Marcelite Harris
This US representative organized the 1963 March on Washington
John Lewis
The first African American woman to be elected to the US Senate
Carol Moseley Braun
the development of mathematical models to explain gamma radiation
Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
NFL player of the year award was named after this guy
Walter Payton
Who sang the lyrics R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
Aretha Franklin
Appears as an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.
Daymond John
She knew why the caged bird sang
Maya Angelou
What are the Greensboro 4 known for?
Woolworth lunch counter sit-in