Government & Leadership
Who was the first Black President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first Black woman astronaut?
Mae Jemison
Who was a key scientist in developing mRNA vaccine research?
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
Which NBA player opened the “I Promise School”?
LeBron James
Who was the first Black Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
Who helped develop digital cellular phone technology?
Jesse Eugene Russell
Who became a wealthy Black teenager after oil was discovered on her land in Oklahoma?
Sarah Rector
Who was the heavyweight boxing champion known as “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who is known as the “Father of Black History”?
Carter G. Woodson
Who invented a natural gas central heating system in 1919?
Alice H. Parker
Who was the first Black woman billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
Which singer holds the record for the most Grammy Awards?
Beyoncé
Who is the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
What month is Black History Month celebrated in the United States?
February
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Who was the first Black female transportation designer at Ford who helped design the 1995 Mustang?
Emeline King
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
What African American fighter pilot group served in WWII?
Tuskegee Airmen
Who invented the Super Soaker water gun?
Lonnie Johnson
Who led the design of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger?
Ralph Gilles
Who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947?
Jackie Robinson