African American Inventors
Invented by Garrett Morgan.
What is the three-way traffic light?
Won the first title as the 1st African American heavyweight boxing champion.
Who is Jack Johnson?
The first African American female co-owner and editor of a Black newspaper in the U.S.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
One of the earliest forms of musical expressions.
What are Spirituals?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What are Historically Black Colleges & Universities?
Founded new uses for peanuts and peanut products.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Two sisters, who are among the most dominant women's tennis players in history. *Their aggressive and intimidating style of playing made the world of tennis uncomfortable.
Who is Serena & Venus Williams?
Known for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus. This action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Only artist in history to have all her studio albums win the Grammy Award for Contemporary R&B Album.
Who is Beyonce?
The youngest black student to integrate an all-white school in the South at 6 years old.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Mark Dean is the co-inventor.
What is the first color computer?
Who is Michael Jordan?
Coined the term, "good trouble"; led the march from Selma to Montgomery, AL in protest of passing the Voting Rights Act.
Who is John Lewis?
A popular YouTube channel that showcases musical artists through an interview and the "word association" game; is known for its famous blue wall.
What is The Terrell Show?
The first HBCU for women in the U.S.
What is Spellman College?
Invented by Alfred L. Cralle.
What is the ice cream scooper?
In 2012, this Olympic gymnast became the first African American in history to win the individual-all around event.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
An organization founded in 2013 as a reaction to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer representing that black lives deserve the same equal respect, human treatment, and level of livelihood as their white counterparts.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This artist recently performed for the 58th annual Super Bowl halftime show.
Who is Usher?
The first black high school in Chicago, IL.
What is Wendell Phillips Academy High School?
Invented the hot comb and pomade to make hair soft and shiny.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
In the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he won 4 gold medals in track and field.
Who is Jesse Owens?
The unjustly beating and horrific death of this 14-year-old from Chicago helped to jumpstart the civil rights movement against racial injustice.
Who is Emmett Till?
African American rapper and singer from Chicago with several successful albums, including "Signed to the Streets 3".
Who is Lil Durk?
The first black Greek organization under the "Divine 9".
What is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc?