Black Inventors
He invented the super soaker water gun
who is Lonnie Johnson?
He first black president of South Africa, elected after time in prison for his anti-apartheid work. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
who is Nelson Mandela?
Grammy Award-winning American rapper, social media personality and former reality star whose commercial debut single, "Bodak Yellow," surged to the top of the music charts in 2017
who is Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar )?
I have a dream (Yeah) [applause] that my four little children (Well) will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Martian Luther King Jr.
This person was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Who is Duke Ellington?
A Cleveland inventor and businessman best known for creating the modern-day gas mask and traffic light.
Garrett Morgan
Who was the African-American writer and historian who initiated Negro History Week in 192
who is Carter Godwin Woodson?
This Afrolatino athlete was born in Harlem, New York and also played professional football and was also a runner in the 1968 Olympics, winning the bronze for the 200 meter dash.
John Wesley Carlos
This person said “Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?
He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of music.
Michael Jackson's
His most famous invention was a control unit for the pacemaker , a device implanted in the body to help the heart beat normally.
who is Otis Boykin?
A Haitian general and best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. He was a leader of the growing resistance.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture
The first Puerto Ricans and persons of African descent to receive a medical degree in the US.
José Celso Barbosa
This person said "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
Who is Booker T. Washington?
began singing with friends as a teenager, and eventually formed the groundbreaking 1960s trio the Supremes, going on to have hits like "Come See About Me" and "You Can't Hurry Love."
Who is Diana Ross?
An American inventor from Ontario, Canada, best known for his patent on the modern day letter box.
Philip B. Downing
Became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th century.
What is Haiti?
He founder of the Young Lords New York Branch – a Puerto Rican activist group started in Chicago and New York City with the same missions as the revolutionary Black Panther Party.
Felipe Luciano
This person said “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and director. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment.
Who is Tyler Perry?
He invented a new way to make ice cream, using the method we use now, by mixing salt, flavoring and cream. He invented many flavors that are still popular now, such as strawberry, vanilla and mint.
Augustus Jackson
Was ruler of the Malian empire, and acquired the most part of his wealth from the production and trade of salt and gold, he is known as the richest man to ever live.
Mansa Musa I
She also went on to establish the Afro-Boricua El Coqui Theater, which the Panamerican Association of the New World Festival named “as the most important authority of Black Puerto Rican culture.”
Sylvia del Villard
This person said "We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges."
Who is Barack Obama?
Best remembered for the over 3000 jazz songs that he composed during his lifetime. His best known titles include; "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "
Duke Ellington