Civil Rights
She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
Rosa Parks
Escaping slavery in 1849 she would come back and help others escape via the "Underground Railroad"
Harriet Tubman
He developed more than 300 food, industrial and commercial products from peanuts.
George Washington Carver
Who was the first black king of Egypt?
King Piankhi aka King Piye
This child of destiny is one of the best-selling recording artists in the world. Having sold over 120 million records worldwide as a solo artist by 2010. She is the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.
Beyonce Knowles
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (1960)
She became the first Black licensed pilot in 1921 and was known for her flying stunts and aerial tricks.
Bessie Coleman
What was the first black self-made female millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker famous for?
World's first Hair strengthening formula/ and the hot comb.
Who was the first black queen of Egypt?
Queen Nefertiti
Who was the first Black Artist to win a Grammy?
Stevie Wonder
She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridges
Ninth ruler of the Mali Empire. Known for his enormous wealth and gift giving.
Mansa Musa (reigned from 1312-1337)
How old was the first Black female author when she became published?
Phillis Wheatley in 1773 at the age of 12.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Known for its famous archers and lucrative market in ivory, incense, iron and especially gold. The kingdom was both a trading partner and a military rival of Egypt—it even ruled Egypt as the 25th Dynasty.
Kingdom of Kush
This legend was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and had the highest rated TV Program. Currently owns her own network.
OPRAHHHHHHHHH Winfrey
Because of Georgia’s Jim Crow laws, this actress was not allowed to attend the Oscar’s for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind?
Hattie McDaniel
One of the greatest generals in history. He fought Rome in the Second Punic War and his tactics are studied to this day.
Hannibal Barca
He invented the first cell phone.
Henry T Sampson (1971)
This North African kingdom produced one of the greatest generals in history who wreaked havoc on Rome during the Second Punic War.
Carthage
Who is the richest Black person in the world today?
Aliko Dangote
Due to racism in 1937, this performer left the United States, moved to France, and even worked as a Spy!
Josephine Baker
This man inspired the works of Alex Dumas. He can be seen as the original Musketeer and his biography is titled "The Black Count".
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
He was the only Black supervisor overseeing uranium isotopes in the Manhattan Project.
William Jacob Knox
It was the largest empire in Africa stretching from ,what is now, central Mali to the Atlantic coast and into Niger and Nigeria.
The Songhai Empire (15th-16th century)
Who is the award winning writer that created "Scandal" "Inventing Anna" "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Grey's Anatomy"?
Shonda Rhimes